A Decent Ride, Irvine Welsh
A Decent Ride, Irvine Welsh
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A Decent Ride

Author: Irvine Welsh

Narrator: Tam Dean Burn

Unabridged: 14 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/02/2016


Synopsis

Irvine Welsh returns to Edinburgh, the home of Trainspotting and so many of his novels since, with a new novel featuring one of his most iconic and beloved characters—'Juice' Terry Lawson—that's thick on the Scottish brogue, heavy on the filth and masterful in its comedic timing.

A Decent Ride sees Irvine Welsh back in Edinburgh, this time with one of his most compelling and popular characters front and center: the rampaging force of nature that is 'Juice' Terry Lawson, first seen in Glue.
     Juice is a man who contains multitudes: he's a top shagger, drug-dealing, gonzo pornstar and taxi driver. As we ride along in Juice's cab through the depraved streets of Edinburgh, Juice encounters a series of charmingly filthy characters, each of whom present their own, uh, unique challenges. Has he finally met his match in Hurricane 'Bawbag'? Can he 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 Juice 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? (The meaning of the title is starting to sink in now, huh?). So buckle your seatbelts and prepare for one unforgettable ride.

About The Author

IRVINE WELSH is the best-selling author of Trainspotting, Ecstasy, Glue, Porno, Filth, Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, Skagboys, and, most recently, The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins. He currently lives in Chicago, IL.


Reviews

Goodreads review by JK on May 12, 2015

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 fer......more

Goodreads review by F on September 08, 2016

Amazing! Was good to have Irvine Welsh back in an Edinburgh setting. Juice Terry is one of my favourite characters of all time so I couldnt wait for this book when i heard it was coming out. Just as sick and twisted as always. Shocking but hilarious. "no saying ah'm fuckin brad pitt, but then again......more

Goodreads review by Paltia on April 08, 2019

Five stars for the nearly non stop laugh out loud moments. Juice Terry, the mischievous one, spreading confusion, delusion and sheer delight as he drives on by in his cab. He takes what he wants behaving as if he’s out for himself. A man who seems to know who he is - the one who whispers rash ideas......more

Goodreads review by Ray on January 25, 2022

If you enjoy Irvine Welsh's specific brand of offensive humor, then this is the book for you. So much offensive humor! If not, then this book will be a bit of a long slog... In this episode of the Trainspotting Extended Universe, we have the focus on Terry Lawson. Originally introduced in Glue (whic......more

Goodreads review by Nigeyb on October 23, 2018

Recommended to anyone who enjoys Irvine’s ouevre Since 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 Welsh’s work. 'A Decent......more


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Praise for A DECENT RIDE:

“A case can be made that Irvine Welsh is the most outrageous novelist now at large in the English-speaking world.”
The Washington Post
 
“A hilarious, gleefully offensive book, featuring necrophilia, incest, and a character named Ronald Checker, a rich reality TV host who might remind readers of a certain Republican presidential candidate.”
Men’s Journal
 
“Welsh renders [A DECENT RIDE] with the same comedic precision and messy obscenity that he’s been refining since Trainspotting.”
NPR.org
 
“The 10th novel by this Scottish transplant to Lake View is as crass as you would expect from the man who wrote Trainspotting.”
Chicago Magazine
 
"This Scottish picaresque is bawdy, profane, funny, tragic, farcical, kindhearted, exuberant, and disgusting in almost equal measure … Great entertainment."
Booklist
 
"Welsh’s funniest, filthiest novel yet."
Library Journal

"As always, Welsh takes things from zero to sixty in his latest novel … not for the squeamish, prudish, or faint of heart."
Kirkus Reviews