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Loading... Ecstasy (original 1996; edition 1997)by Irvine Welsh
Work InformationEcstasy by Irvine Welsh (1996)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Tre racconti crudi, farciti di droghe e sesso di qualsiasi genere. In sostanza: da leggere. ( ) This is one of a few Irvine Welsh books that I picked up recently on a buying spree that got a little out of control. As usual, what I read next it determined purely on my mood at that given time so I plucked this off my increasingly heavily laden bookcase. This book is a collection of 3 shortish stories all connected by drugs. In truth although I enjoyed this book I am struggling to come up with many things to write about it. The characters are all a bit over the top which seem to be very typical of Welsh. For many authors I am sure that this would grate but they seem to fit in with Welsh's writing very well. My biggest issue of contention is the fact that a lot of the dialogue is written in phonetic Scottish. This can make some of it very hard to follow. I can understand why he has done this as the Scottish language has its own pattern and flow. It also helps the tone in which certain phrases are said but it still gets a bit irritating after a while. My favourite of the 3 stories was the final one. It perfectly sums up what happened to a lot of the football firms when they discovered ecstasy and raving. I found it got the atmosphere and emotions that the rave scene had spot-on. Although I have never been a football hooligan the rave scenes were superb and really brought back some memories. Everything considered this was a decent read but I wouldn't rush out to read it again. no reviews | add a review
Ecstasy contains three delightful tales of love and its ups and downs, confirming Irvine Welsh as the undisputed master of the genre. Previous titles by the author include Trainspotting, The Acid House and Marabou Stork Nightmares. No library descriptions found. |
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