Trainspotting Audiobook (Unabridged)

" This book took me a while to get through, because it is quite dark, heavy, and written in vernacular Edinburgh Scottish. However, I was caught up in the whole Trainspotting thing, living in London when the movie hit the scene, where the posters for the film were everywhere you turned in each Underground tube station and the movie's soundtrack was on everyone's stereo. It really hits paydirt as a herion junkie experience. You can feel what it is like to be held down in that existence. It's a bad life to live, but Welsh really lives it up within that horrible existence. The characters aren't lovable, but you get a whole rainbow of them who have ended up in the same place, so it is not a one-dimensional character hitting rock bottom. "Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?" "

" PERFECT. FAV BOOK OF ALL TIME. "

" very cool, and one of my first ever encounters with accent transcription. it was a struggle for the nineteen-year old me but i made it. this book is a true one-off. "

" I had seen the movie first and really liked it, so I thought I'd try the book. Trouble is it's written like Scots speak and for most of it I was reading out loud to understand it. For a change, I actually preferred the movie. "

" I've read this twice. It's a difficult read due to the dialect, but once you get into it, it becomes much easier. A fun and twisted read. "

" Fine if you have evr had any contact with anyone scottish and can get the accent... If you can't (as one of my friends..) and absolute nightmare... "

" It's a genius book, I love the edginess in it.. It's harsh, mad and extremelly powerful.. I really think it's one of the best books I've ever read! "

" Fantastic book, much better than the movie, and that's saying a lot "

" Hard to get into because of the dialect but after the first 20-some odd pages you forget (like watching a movie with subtitles). It's an enjoyable read and not nearly as grotesque as the movie. "

" A great novel with interesting characters. Though it took me a while to finish this book, I look forward to re-reading it again in the future. "

" The damn translation is too dumb. "

" One of the best books I've read in a loooooong time. "

" Absolutely amazing...the movie doesn't even begin to do it justice. "

" read welsh for his unadulterated, uncompromising way of capturing the scottish vagrant's voice. "

" I still prefer the movie, dont know why. The book is fantastic but I saw the movie first and loved it "

" I liked the movie better... "

" "Take the best orgasm you've ever had, multiply it by a thousand, and you're still nowhere near it" - Mark Renton/Rent Boy "

" Second time through and I love it even more. :] "