Dead Men's Trousers
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| Author | Irvine Welsh |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Published | 2018 (Jonathan Cape) |
| ISBN | 9781787330771 |
| Preceded by | The Blade Artist |
Dead Men's Trousers is a 2018 novel by Scottish writer Irvine Welsh. Set in 2015, it follows Renton, Sick Boy, Spud and Begbie as they meet up again as middle-aged men.[1]
Reception[edit]
The novel received mixed reviews.
A review in The Scotsman described the novel as "juvenile, Dad-dancing tripe".[2] Meanwhile, Sam Leith, writing in The Guardian, commented, "If you go for Welsh’s stuff, as I do, you’ll go for Dead Men’s Trousers with great enthusiasm".[3]
Reviewing for NPR, Jason Sheehan, suggested that the plot was "messy". He added, "by the end, what could've been a fitting, apt, even startling counterweight to Trainspotting has been weighed down with so much awkward sex, so many grown men on drugs and so many antic, unlikely capers, that the great idea Welsh had at the beginning has been lost".[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Welsh, Irvine. Dead Men's Trousers.
- ^ "Book review: Dead Men's Trousers, by Irvine Welsh". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "Dead Men's Trousers by Irvine Welsh review – the Trainspotting gang party on". the Guardian. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Sheehan, Jason (2019-03-01). "'Dead Men's Trousers' Takes The Trainspotting Crew For A Last, Too-Long Ride". NPR. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
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