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SKAGBOYS

by Irvine Welsh

Red meat for Welsh cultists, but a heavy load for anybody else. Full review >

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GLUE

by Irvine Welsh

A treat for aficionados of local color and connoisseurs of street life and violence. And nearly 500 pages for everyone. Full review >

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PORNO

by Irvine Welsh

Flush with bile, bitter humor, drugs, and sex: a fun few hundred pages spent with the worst that humanity has to offer. Full review >

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THE BEDROOM SECRETS OF THE MASTER CHEFS

by Irvine Welsh

Something new from the antic provocateur whose recent books have been frustratingly uneven. Welsh’s best since his... Full review >

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IF YOU LIKED SCHOOL, YOU’LL LOVE WORK

by Irvine Welsh

Jane Austen might have laughed at Welsh behind her parasol, but wouldn’t have let him into the parlor. Readers who are... Full review >

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THRILLER & SUSPENSE

CRIME

by Irvine Welsh

A good man in a very bad world, Lennox deserves a thematically richer novel. Full review >

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FICTION

REHEATED CABBAGE

by Irvine Welsh

The stories are dated, true, but even Welsh’s leftovers still have enough whiplash to leave a mark. Full review >

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