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Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh

Book 2 of Irvine Welsh's Renton novels

344 pages

About this book

Scottish writer Irvine Welsh's first novel, Trainspotting, is a collection of short-stories revolving around a group of friends, their drug use, and struggles in the city of Edinburgh.

Themes
Dark & BroodingFunny & SatiricalGrimdarkStrange & UnsettlingThought-ProvokingEscaping societal decayToxic friendship bondsAddiction as identity
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