Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh

Dec 2008 · Random House

About this ebook

Read the seminal bestselling novel that changed the face of British fiction and inspired Danny Boyle's film.

'The best book ever written by man or woman... Deserves to sell more copies than the Bible' Rebel Inc

Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total fuckin embarrassment tae the selfish, fucked-up brats ye've produced.
Choose life.

'Welsh writes with a skill, wit and compassion that amounts to genius.' Sunday Times

Ratings and reviews

Great read so lifelike wen i 1st read it was so like real life actually wen i read it i said that it would be great film a year later they did but it was good but the film wasnt as good as the book 5 stars from me macsurfer132 ie DANNY MACDONALD AGED 46 .

Challenging to get into at first with the strong dialect but so worth it. Enjoyed even more the second time after first reading it years ago.

I loved this book and was glued would highly recommend!

About the author

Irvine Welsh was born and raised in Edinburgh. His first novel, Trainspotting, has sold over one million copies in the UK and was adapted into an era-defining film. He has written thirteen further novels, including the number one bestseller Dead Men’s Trousers, four books of shorter fiction and numerous plays and screenplays. Crime and The Long Knives have been adapted into a television series starring Dougray Scott as Ray Lennox. Irvine Welsh currently lives between London, Edinburgh and Miami.