Trainspotting is the story of a group of young adults growing up in Edinburgh in the 1980's. Together they struggle to survive experimenting with heroin and each other. One of them has the vision and the sense to see he must break free from his friends and wasteful life. This is an amazing collection of little stories leading to the inevitable escape of Renton who finally breaks free from his friends and Edinburgh by ripping them off. | ||
Plot & Themes Tone of book? - thoughtful Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Internal struggle/realization? Yes Crime & Police story Yes Story of Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Drinking/Drugs problems? - drugs Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Average intelligence Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex - Vagia talk! - rape/molest Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |