Bad retellings of a cynic·Jan 23Don’t choose Karachi, don’t choose lifeInspired by Choose Life — Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh
Martin Horsfield·Apr 26, 2024Andrew McDonald interview, March 1996First published in Bigwig, March 1996
CR, SummerRabbit·Feb 6, 2024Why read about that which we don’t want for ourselves?When I think back to what I read in 2022, I have a strong memory of this moment with a book: Reading on the porch, I’m approached by my…
Bremer Acosta·Jan 28, 2024Book Review: Trainspotting“Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc…
Maria Sara Arias·May 17, 2023Reseña de libro - La vida sexual de las gemelas siamesasEs una novela que recomiendo a cualquier adulto que quiera leer acerca de las crudas realidades sociales.
Thomas Gladysz·May 2, 2023Those Were the Days . . . One bookseller’s memoir told through trading cards (part 3)As a kid, who didn’t collect baseball or football cards, or cards depicting their favorite characters from Star Trek or Buffy the Vampire…
SOFART·Jul 29, 2022Trainspotting — Irvine WelshWritten by Irvine Welsh, this cult book is about a group of friends’ time spent addicted to heroin and other substances. We read the…
Joseph Dobzynski, Jr.·May 9, 2022Reading Roundup: April 2022Rounding up books read during April 2022, along with accompanying writing pieces when appropriate.
Danny Cardwell·Feb 13, 2018The Filth We Are Becoming"We wait and think and doubt and hate. How does it make you feel? The overwhelming feeling is rage. We hate ourself for being unable to be…
Film Daily·Apr 6, 2017Choose life. Choose the ‘Trainspotting’ soundtrack.The 1980’s and 1990’s shall forever be remembered as the golden age of MTV. While the MTV style of film editing can be seen in 80s classics…
