Trainspotting

By: Irvine Welsh

Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn

Choose us. Choose life. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting oan a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing f****n junk food intae yir mooth. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total f***n embarrassment tae the selfish, f****d-up brats ye've produced. Choose life.

©1993 Irvine Welsh (P)2012 Random House AudioGo

Choose Life, But Definitley Choose this Title.

Where does Trainspotting rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is one of my favorite performances. The novel is written almost entirely in Scottish dialect. Burn does a tremendous job bringing the narrative to life.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Danny "Spud" Murphy is my favorite character in the novel. His shenanigans are truly one of the humorous linchpins of the book.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It would have been an intense ride but definitely.

Brilliant

It's just as good as I thought, if not better. Irvine is a genius. I don't really know what else to say. I'm kind of at a loss for words.

it registered with me

interesting if you're into this kinda thing. I listen to it on a flight and it kept me interested the whole way.

Good book!

I have seen the movie and it was good. The book was good as well, about the same. The narration was a bit hard to understand because he talks In a heavy scotch accent.

Transporting audio book...

Transporting audio book... yes please, love the movie love the audio book. I'm very glad this audio book was on here.

Where was this 20 years ago

Ever since the movie came out, I've tried off and on to read Trainspotting and have never had any success. THIS is the way to experience it. Narrator Tam Dean Burn is extremely talented. Probably of equal importance, he grew up in the same area that author Irvine Welsh did so the thick dialect is pitch perfect and is exactly as intended by the author. I could finally understand the book for the first time and I love it.

Finally read (listened) to the book!

I've watched the movie many a times. Have always been fascinated with sub-cultures. Despite the audio version being difficult to understand due to thick Scottish accents and slang - it only serves to listen again. Welsh's prose and Burn's story telling is a strong duo! Please team em up again! I did have a hard time following who was who and who was doing the talking most times - but dang! Its as though you are there, in country like a fly on the wall! Bravo!

Audio easier than reading this one.

I read this 10yrs ago with some difficulty, however hearing it seemed to go easier, especially when you hear the words in context, ye kin?
The narrator is excellent and does a masterful job.

Powerful, Profane and Profound

This is a marvelous novel and a wonderful audiobook. Tam Dean Burn manages to capture Welsh's multifaceted characters nicely, and easily navigates some tricky dialects.

As the book is written in dialect, it can be a challenging read. I first read the novel, which includes a glossary of terms, and was very helpful. Before long, I had absorbed the language. I might suggest at least looking at a copy of the book first to get a better idea of Welsh's use of language.

For those readers who make the effort, however, Trainspotting is well worth it. Less of a novel and more of a series of interrelated stories which combine to make a very satisfying whole.

Wow... Always better than the movie.

The narrator of this book did a phenomenal job. He Capture the story in the best way possible. With a spot on accent you definitely feel Like you are in Leith and Edinburgh. I liked how in-depth all of the different characters were. Very well done story by Irvine Welsh.