Filth
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Filth

by Irvine Welsh

1998•Crime•396 pages

Taste attributes: crimethrillercomedypsychologicalfastunsavouryrealisticglossyenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosioninjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeUnsavoury and polished: an intimate crime novel. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.6 / 5

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About This Book

With the festive season almost upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson is winding down at work and gearing up socially - kicking off Christmas with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam. There are irritating flies in the ointment, though, including a missing wife, a nagging cocaine habit, a dramatic deterioration in his genital health, a string of increasingly demanding extra-marital affairs.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

CrimeThrillerComedyPsychologicalTroubled leadsSelf destruction/implosionInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

DarkComedyAbuseDrug useDetectiveDramaMurderPolice

Details

Author
Irvine Welsh
Published
1998
Pages
396
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