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| Original Title: | A Decent Ride |
| ISBN: | 0224102184 (ISBN13: 9780224102186) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Terry Lawson #3 |
| Literary Awards: | Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Nominee for Comic Fiction (2015) |
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Paperback | Pages: 496 pages Rating: 3.73 | 2714 Users | 198 Reviews
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Shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fictionA rampaging force of nature is wreaking havoc on the streets of Edinburgh, but has top shagger, drug-dealer, gonzo-porn-star and taxi-driver, ‘Juice’ Terry Lawson, finally met his match in Hurricane ‘Bawbag’?
Can Terry discover the fate of the missing beauty, Jinty Magdalen, and keep her idiot-savant lover, the man-child Wee Jonty, out of prison?
Will he find out the real motives of unscrupulous American businessman and reality-TV star, Ronald Checker?
And, crucially, will Terry be able to negotiate life after a terrible event robs him of his sexual virility, and can a new fascination for the game of golf help him to live without… A DECENT RIDE?
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: a man with the genitals and brain of a donkey.
In his funniest, filthiest book yet, Irvine Welsh celebrates an un-reconstructed misogynist hustler – a central character who is shameless but also, oddly, decent –and finds new ways of making wild comedy out of fantastically dark material, taking on some of the last taboos. So fasten your seatbelts, because this is one ride that could certainly get a little bumpy…
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| Title | : | A Decent Ride (Terry Lawson #3) |
| Author | : | Irvine Welsh |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 496 pages |
| Published | : | April 16th 2015 by Jonathan Cape |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Novels. Contemporary. Cultural. Scotland. Humor. Comedy. Audiobook |
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Ratings: 3.73 From 2714 Users | 198 ReviewsWeigh Up Based On Books A Decent Ride (Terry Lawson #3)
I have had a somewhat quiet literary love affair with Scotsman Irvine Welsh since 2004, when I first read his debut novel, Trainspotting, set in Edinburgh. If youve seen the movie of the same name, bravo; if you havent read the book, though, you are missing out of some of the most gawd-awful and disgusting moments you would think possible. But with Irvine Welsh, things can always get worse, more depraved, more disgusting. If the movies were absolutely true to the books, they couldnt be releasedIt took me 8 months to read this book. Not because I wasn't enjoying it, just because I had no time.It wasn't my favourite Welsh book, but it's certainly a Welsh book and like everything else he does, it was entertaining - full of jaw-dropping cringe moments & compelling stories of some of my favourite weirdos. I did enjoy it.Was awesome to see Juice Terry again and Jonty is next level. I would love for a future book to feature Suicide Sal again.On the whole, great for a Welsh fan, but maybe
I live for new Welsh novels. Nothing can beat being amazed and disgusted whilst pishing yourself laughing at the same time. A Decent Ride was absolutely no exception; I loved it.To see Welsh return to Edinburgh soil and show us more depth to a character we already know, was brilliant. Having him ferry us around in his cab, giving us the Juice Terry tour of Embra, was unbelievably barry. Terry is an incredibly flawed character, with his misogynistic way of viewing women, his penchant for sex, and
A Decent Ride A Good Old LaughJonathan 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. 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. The use of the vernacular is one of the strengths of this book as it brings it to life and you can visualise Terry Juice Lawson in his black cab around the
"Juice Terry', Taxi Driver, Drug Dealer, Porno Star and big time Shagger is back for another adventure through the seamier side of Edinburgh's housing estates. This time he is in the employ of American TV reality star Ronnie Checker who is on the hunt for some rare Scottish whiskey, known as The Bowcullin Trinity. At the same time he is tasked with looking after the Liberty Leisure 'sauna' parlour for local crime boss 'The Poof' while he takes an enforced break in Spain. On top of this, one of
Recommended to anyone who enjoys Irvines ouevreSince reading 'Trainspotting, around the time it came out, I have read most of Irvine Welsh's books and, to one degree or another, enjoyed them all, so - full disclosure - I came to 'A Decent Ride as a long time fan of Irvine Welshs work. 'A Decent Ride reintroduces readers to Juice Terry Lawson, who also appeared in Glue and Porno. An ageing, corkscrew haired, black-cab driving, sex maniac who is defined and motivated almost exclusively by his sex
What can I say about a whole novel basically devoted to Juice Terry Lawson? It was fun. I always enjoy Irvine Welsh when he sticks to what he does best working class Scotland. This is a funny book and love him out hate him it's easy to get sucked into Juice Terry's antitics and lose your. What can I say it's the spice of life.
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