I love it. I love the humour and wit it has.
Did anyone find it easy or hard to read?
2006-10-10 05:51:51 · 14 answers · asked by bananaaaaassss!!! 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
I've seen the movie... the book is way better. He also wrote Porno.. which is a follow up to Trainspotting.. i haven't read that yet.. but it's on my list.
2006-10-10 06:18:15 · update #1
I'm socttish aswell. But still... it was hard to read.
2006-10-10 06:18:59 · update #2
yes i loved it, but being scottish i found it easy to follow the grammer and dialect. its a great book, shame the sequel (porno) was dreadful and unmakeable to movie format
2006-10-10 06:02:41 · answer #1 · answered by sharpmurray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Scottish and found it easy to read. I much preferred the book to the film. My imagination let me go as faras my stomach would allow. The film went a bit too far.
If you enjoyed this book by Welsh, why not try maribou Stork Nightmares or Filth?
2006-10-10 14:34:38 · answer #2 · answered by lovelylexie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It took me a day to read the first page and a half (no joking) due to the use of the scottish dialect. once I was passed that it was very engrossing, although I believe you can get a version without the scotish twang. The film sticks pretty close to the book as well.
2006-10-10 13:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by hottotrot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard work at first, but as you get into it the text seems to become easier. I agree that it's superbly written and very funny in parts. But its overall feel is very dark and harrowing. Comparison with the film is quite difficult, as the two deviate from one another in many ways. But as always, if you want to hear the story in its purest form you have to read the book, if only once.
I'd recommend it to anybody who wants to read some genuinely original fiction.
2006-10-10 13:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by FrozenCamel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to get into the scottish twang of the way it's written but yes, great book and a good movie too if you haven't seen it, I recommend you utilise 2 hours of you time.
2006-10-10 12:56:27 · answer #5 · answered by mr_rhysoflife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read the book, and i loved it! much better than the movie (as usual...)
2006-10-10 12:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by Claudia 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i was to lazy to read the book, just watched the film instead
2006-10-10 13:00:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it the book the movie was based on?
2006-10-10 12:53:01 · answer #8 · answered by Jep 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the film was good although i couldnt watch it again the toilet scene made me feel sick as well as him coming off the heroin
Ill stick to marlboro lights
2006-10-10 13:53:05 · answer #9 · answered by cazmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, great book and movie.
He wrote another book that was pretty good...but I can't remember the name...lol.
2006-10-10 12:59:46 · answer #10 · answered by lethallolita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋