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I've had this on my shelves for a long long time, and was hoping that it'd come out on audiobook, which is the medium through which I enjoyed the first two in the series, but given that the film based on the book was due for release, I decided to read the copy physically, despite its imposing length and seemingly impenetrable Scottish dialect in parts.

All the main characters and many of the minor ones from the previous books make an appearance in this one, the story picking up a number of years after 'Trainspotting' left off. The narrative is typical Welsh - very close to the bone and indeeed beyond in many instances - but in a way that, in my eyes, perfectly captures the characteristics of those he is attempting to create. I got the cultural references that would probably be lost on a lot of readers, given the obscure Hibs players mentioned etc, and while I felt uncomfortable at times, and actively disliked most of the characters, I still appreciated the book.

It'll be interesting how closely the film sticks to the narrative of the novel, if at all.