The Acid House

Using a range of approaches from bitter realism to demented fantasy, Irvine Welsh is able to evoke the essential humanity, well hidden as it is, of his generally depraved, lazy, manipulative and vicious characters. He specializes especially in cosmic reversals--God turns a hapless footballer into a fly--always displaying a corrosive wit. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-05-2008; You've f****d this one up, ya daft c**t; Though I had never read an Irvine Welsh book from beginning to end I love the movie of The Acid House and I'm forever quoting it. Being from Scotland and knowing some of the rascals portrayed so convincingly on screen I found it...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-05-2004; Rousingly Experimental; Although the European drug scene is not necessarily my usual choice of reading material, Welsh's nouveau writing style draws the reader in through its uniqueness alone. Welsh is experimental, not only through his inventive use of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-03-2004; what were you thinking?; I just wanted to say to the woman who bought this for her son...what were you thinking? the book is called the acid house...that should have been your first clue..anyway...i found it delightful, yeah delightfunl, in a twisted sort of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-16-2004; not for the timid (or young); I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my 13 year old son, who is an avid reader. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the info available, because this book is NOT appropriate for a young teen. Thankfully, I decided to 'peruse'...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Mar-05-2008; You've f****d this one up, ya daft c**t; Though I had never read an Irvine Welsh book from beginning to end I love the movie of The Acid House and I'm forever quoting it. Being from Scotland and knowing some of the rascals portrayed so convincingly on screen I found it...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-05-2004; Rousingly Experimental; Although the European drug scene is not necessarily my usual choice of reading material, Welsh's nouveau writing style draws the reader in through its uniqueness alone. Welsh is experimental, not only through his inventive use of the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-16-2004; not for the timid (or young); I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my 13 year old son, who is an avid reader. I guess I didn't pay enough attention to the info available, because this book is NOT appropriate for a young teen. Thankfully, I decided to 'peruse'...; read full review | report as inappropriate