Books matching: 1980s edinburgh
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'Trainspotting' by Irvine Welsh follows a group of Scottish drug addicts, including Renton, Sick Boy, and Spud, as they navigate their lives filled with heroin addiction, crime, and despair in 1980's Scotland. The narrative is told through short episodes from different viewpoints, providing a deep and vivid insight into their relationships and daily struggles with addiction. The writing style is unique, written entirely in Scottish dialect, which can be challenging to follow initially but immerses the reader in the setting and characters.
Croxy, sweating from exertion rather than from drug abuse for once in his life, struggles up the stairs with the last box of records as I collapse on the bed, gaping through a numb depression at the c... - #2
'Skagboys' by Irvine Welsh is a prequel to Trainspotting, focusing on the early lives of characters like Renton, Spud, Begbie, and Sick Boy before their descent into heroin addiction. The writing style is described as superb, capturing the gritty reality of Edinburgh's drug scene in the 1980s with vivid and detailed descriptions. delves into the characters' struggles with drugs, violence, betrayal, and loss, painting a dark and authentic picture of their lives.
Even the plank-stiffness of this old, unyielding settee can’t arrest my body’s slink into deliverance. It reminds me of the university residences in Aberdeen; lying in the dark, basking in exalted fre...
(Also, see 100 recommendations for the series Trainspotting / Mark Renton )