A wholly uncomfortable read with grotesque unpleasant characters. It is a book I've kept but am not sure I'll ever want to re-read. All of which sounds negative, but it is a very good book. The writing style takes a bit of getting used to and it isn't for the easily-offended. ( )

My favorite Irvine Welsh novel, very inventive. ( )

not for those who don't understand scottish or who dislike swearing ( )

I was engrossed by the bizarre nature of every aspect of this book. I plodded through it, by turns fascinated and horrified. And by the end, I felt like the book had raped my mind. Ick. The biggest betrayal, to me, was that there did not seem to be a redeeming quality to what I had just fed my head. ( )