As we ride along in juices cab through the depraved streets of edinburgh, juice encounters a series. Has top shagger, drugdealer, gonzopornstar and taxidriver, juice terry lawson, finally met his match in hurricane bawbag. Although the phoneticallywritten scottish dialogue will be a challenge to some, it yields a huge payoff to those looking for some good ol fashioned acrossthepond transgressive lit. A case can be made that irvine welsh is the most outrageous. Welsh returns to his character terry lawson, first introduced in glue, this book taking place a further 10 years after the events of porno during the 2011 scottish hurricane bawbag. The protagonist in welsh s latest book, a decent ride, is terry lawson, who was a character in his 2001 novel glue. Irvine welsh to tour scotland with new book irvine welsh will go on a fourdate tour of scotland in april to promote the release of his latest novel in the same month.
Hes turned up in several of that cunt irvine s books before and now hes just going through the motions. Author irvine welsh takes readers for a decent ride. It does not shy away from ugliness, but welsh serves it up with irreverent humor and panache. Irvine welsh and robert carlyle on begbie the blade artist. Irvine welsh books list of books by author irvine welsh. A decent ride juice terry lawson is a man who contains multitudes. Irvine welsh talks trainspotting sequel and new book a. Irvine welsh born 27 september 1958 is a scottish novelist, playwright and short story writer. Irvine welsh has 89 books on goodreads with 530515 ratings. A decent ride arguably you should read this after blade artist as begbie kills some one in dmt who is in adr but ba morphs into dmt so well it is a shame not to read them back to back. Irvine welsh to tour scotland with new book the scotsman. A decent ride by irvine welsh is out now in paperback.
A decent ride sees irvine welsh back on home turf, leaving us in the capable hands of one of his most compelling and popular characters, juice terry lawson, and introducing another bound for. Welshs sexobsessed, drugaddled taxi driver offers more of the. Jonathan cape call a decent ride, irvine welshs tenth novel, as his filthiest book yet, it may be his filthiest and the laughs are from the pit of your stomach. Irvine welsh wants to take you on a decent ride pop. A decent ride, by irvine welsh the authors edinburghbased caper swaps his usual social satire for exuberant slapstick share on twitter opens new window. In his funniest, filthiest book yet, irvine welsh celebrates an. A hilarious, gleefully offensive book, featuring necrophilia, incest, and a character named ronald checker, a rich reality tv host who might remind readers of a.
Terry already knows, having picked up one appearing at the edinburgh book festival, that authors get a lot of sex, and do. A decent ride books irvine welsh official website the official website of irvine welsh, an acclaimed and often controversial writer of novels, stories and stage and screenplays. He divides his time between florida, ireland, and scotland. The author of trainspotting offers us another raw, outrageous, and cruelly funny glimpse into scotlands seedier side.
His work is characterised by a raw scots dialect and brutal depiction of edinburgh life. Given that it features incest, rape, grave desecration, necrophilia and one character filling a terminally ill mans saline drip with urine and semen, it is curious that the most shocking thing about irvine welsh s new novel, a decent ride, is that it was published at all. Irvine welsh is the bestselling author of trainspotting, ecstasy, glue, porno, filth, marabou stork nightmares, the acid house, skagboys, and, most recently, the sex lives of siamese twins. In his funniest, filthiest book yet, irvine welsh celebrates a central character who is utterly shameless but also oddly decent, and finds new ways of. His novel trainspotting was made into a film of the same name. Irvine welsh talks trainspotting sequel and new book a decent ride andrea guthmann april 12, 2016 4. What i enjoyed about a decent ride is that it is written in the vernacular and if you cannot get your head around that then stay out of this book. In a sense its terry kind terry, as jonty calls him who is the book s decent ride. Terry already knows, having picked up one appearing at the edinburgh book festival, that authors get a lot of sex. A decent ride has everything youd want and expect in a welsh novel. Irvine welsh a decent ride now in paperback facebook. Welsh returns to his character terry lawson, first introduced in glue, this book taking place a further 10 years.
Best known for his 1993 novel trainspotting, which chronicled a group of unemployed drug addicts in scotland, author irvine welsh has been called the best storyteller in britain. The books title is a doubleentendre on lawsons sexual prowess, and his job in this novel as a taxi driver. Irvine welsh will go on a fourdate tour of scotland in april to promote the release of his latest novel in the same month. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In a decent ride, were treated to an unobstructed view of juice terry lawson. Its been a decent ride for irvine welsh ottawa citizen. Buy a decent ride by irvine welsh online at alibris. A case can be made that irvine welsh is the most outrageous novelist now at large in the englishspeaking world. A decent ride, by irvine welsh a decent ride brings back many of welshs beloved characters with their ribald humor and scottish vernacular, but.
Irvine welsh on a decent ride at the 2016 miami book fair. Irvine welsh s trademark slangy voice heightens the mayhem of lawsons journey as he gets. The official website of irvine welsh, an acclaimed and often controversial writer of novels, stories and stage and screenplays. A decent ride npr coverage of a decent ride by irvine welsh.
The scottish writer achieved fame or notoriety in 1993 with his first novel. As we ride along in juices cab through the depraved streets of edinburgh, we encounter a series of charmingly filthy characters. Irvine welsh is the author of trainspotting, ecstasy, glue, porno, filth, marabou stork nightmares, the acid house, if you liked school, youll love work, babylon heights, the bedroom secrets of the master chefs and reheated cabbage. Irvine welsh discusses a decent ride at the 2016 miami book fair. The washington post a hilarious, gleefully offensive book, featuring necrophilia, incest, and a character named ronald checker, a rich reality tv host who might remind readers of a certain republican presidential candidate.
Book overview irvine welsh returns to edinburgh, the home of trainspotting and so many of his novels since, with a new novel featuring one of his most iconic and beloved characters juice terry lawson thats thick on the scottish brogue, heavy on the filth and masterful in its comedic timing. A decent ride is welsh s 10th novel, and tells the story sexobsessed. A decent ride a good old laugh jonathan cape call a decent ride, irvine welshs tenth novel, as his filthiest book yet, it may be his filthiest and the laughs are from the pit of your stomach. A decent ride sees irvine welsh back on home turf, leaving us in the capable. Irvine welsh catapulted onto the literary scene with his debut novel trainspotting, a lurid, frenetic and hilariously squalid tale of scottish drug addicts and other lowlifes, which came to. This page is run by irvine welsh s book publishers in the uk.
A decent ride sees irvine welsh back on home turf, leaving us in the capable hands of one of his most compelling and popular characters, juice terry lawson, and introducing another bound for cult status, wee jonty mackay. Trainspotting author irvine welsh to tour scotland in. Trainspotting author irvine welsh to tour scotland in april to launch his 10th book a decent ride the 56yearold, who lives in chicago, hopes the book. Five pages into a decent ride, irvine welshs newest novel, he makes a mention of sick boy one of the main characters from his popular.
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