A Decent Ride
Preceded by | Porno |
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A Decent Ride is a 2015 novel by Irvine Welsh. Welsh returns to his character Terry Lawson, first introduced in Glue, this book taking place a further 10 years after the events of Porno during the 2011 Scottish Hurricane Bawbag. The book's title is a double-entendre on Lawson's sexual prowess, and his job in this novel as a taxi driver.
Synopsis
Terry Lawson, having met writers through giving them lifts during the
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Critical reception
The novel was reviewed in many newspapers. It received mixed reviews.
Welsh's own website chose to cite Claire Inman of Curious Animal Magazine, who felt that "Whether your interest is piqued by the ridiculously expensive bottles of whiskey and the extraordinary lengths an American will go to own them or your heart strings are pulled by Wee Jonty’s anguished love story, there’s a multitude of ideas and human emotions that Welsh brings out among the laughter.",[4] and a review for The Spectator, in which James Walton suggested that "Irvine Welsh is not a writer who’s mellowing with age... Welsh’s [language is an] astonishingly supple invention: one that can combine scabrousness and lyricism, comedy and ruefulness in the same paragraph... [if] you fancy an authentic and often thrilling blast of full-strength Irvine Welsh, then you’re in for a treat."[5]
However, in a review titled "Poor Writing and Penis Jokes" Stuart Kelly wrote that he "could have spent this entire review analysing Welsh’s sexual politics – but what would be the point? The tired old rebuttal is 'it’s a satire and you don’t have a sense of humour'. But listen. What’s that? It’s the sound of no one laughing. There is a faint and distant sniggering, though. If anyone parts with £12.99 for this, they’re being taken for a ride."[6]
References
- ^ "'A Decent Ride', by Irvine Welsh". Financial Times. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Anderson, Patrick (2 February 2016). "Irvine Welsh is back with another brazen novel: 'A Decent Ride'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (9 February 2016). "Irvine Welsh on Sex, Politics, and, of Course, Scotland". Men's Journal. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "A Decent Ride :: Books :: Irvine Welsh Official Website". Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Walton, James (11 April 2015). "Taxi ride to the dark side: a thrilling blast of full-strength Irvine Welsh". The Spectator. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Stuart (24 April 2015). "A Decent Ride by Irvine Welsh review – poor writing and penis jokes". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2017.