At last, a novel that lives up to its name-from the author of the international sensation Trainspotting. With the Christmas season upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson of Edinburgh's finest is gearing up socially-kicking things off with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam. There are some sizable flies in the ointment, though: a missing wife and child, a nagging cocaine habit, some painful below-the-belt eczema, and a string of demanding extramarital affairs. The last thing Robertson needs is a messy, racially fraught murder, even if it means overtime-and the opportunity to clinch the promotion he craves. Then there's that nutritionally demanding (and psychologically acute) intestinal parasite in his gut. Yes, things are going badly for this utterly corrupt tribune of the law, but in an Irvine Welsh novel nothing is ever so bad that it can't get a whole lot worse. . . . In Bruce Robertson Welsh has created one of the most compellingly misanthropic characters in contemporary fiction, in a dark and disturbing and often scabrously funny novel about the abuse of everything and everybody.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Bathe Me In It
Boy I love this book. Chocked full of depravity and debauchery, this is a trip through the seedy side of life, and your tour-guide is Bruce Robertson, the most corrupt, vile cop ever. And by the way, he is hilarious. To crawl into the mind of this man is a trip inside the mind of Satan the detective. Irvine Welsh has a sense of what makes people uncomfortable, and he shoves your face in it.
This book is definetely not for the faint of heart or the easily offended, but if you like stories that drag you along the downward spiral through the dredges of society, and leave you begging for more, pick up this book. You won't be able to put it down, even though many times you will feel compelled to.
5 Stars My favourite Irvine Welsh novel
I've looked over some of the many reviews of this book and most sum up my feelings: a depraved, twisted, and brilliant book. It'll make you laugh out loud and probably blush as if someone has offended you. You won't completely get it unless you're from Scotland, though. But I reckon you'll still enjoy it. It's my favourite Irvine Welsh book, and I've read them all. The true test of a good book is how many times you reread it and also how many sections you can randomly dip into and find gems. This one scores highly on both fronts. Beware that the ending is quite predictable, however.
1 Star Tough Read. Hard to understand.
I bought this book because it sounded very interesting. A cop living his life in depravity while still maintaining his career. I know the author had written Trainspotting and I enjoyed that movie. But thats the problem. If I would have read Trainspotting I probably would have put the book down after 20 pages like I did with Filth. Nothing against the author or the book itself I just could not understand there use of the english language. For those who have seen Trainspotting try to imagine reading it instead of watching it and try to understand the slang words and that cockney dialect in written form. I just couldn't read a novel that I couldn't understand. Filth does sound like it would make a good movie though.
4 Stars Depressingly funny.
Next to 'Bedroom secrets of the master chef' this is the authors funniest novel.Mind Bomb
5 Stars Fantastic and Original
This fantastic and original novel was given to me by a musician buddy, just as I was going to forever put down the pen. Needless to say, I was blown away and led me to believe that originality and unique voice still resonates with some readersPILATE: A Brutal Bible Tale
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