Irvine Welsh is a fantastic writer. Have read 'Trainspotting', 'Acid House' & 'Filth', so far... One thing you have to get used to is he writes using phonetic dialect... Once you get your head round everything being written in a Scottish accent, it actually adds to the book...

I am currently reading ''The Seven Spiritual guides to success' or something like that. It was a 'pass it forward' from a friend in London, with the intention that I pass it on when finished... Read the first chapter & it confirmed all my fears... Its basically garbage... 750 words to tell you to be more confident... I will read it all as I dont want to offend my friend & it was worth getting it for the lovely conplimentary inscription on the inside cover. I will forward it on to an ex girlfriend who is now my friend. She will love it, lol