I am still thoroughly impressed each time I think of the effort and thought and pure genius imagination that must have gone in to creating this twisted, cerebral, and completely innovative story. Certainly not for the faint of heart, but if you can stomach violence, rape, drugs, and other forms of abuse and deranged characters, this book is worth the read. There's nothing quite like it. ( )

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. ( )