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A Decent Ride
- Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn
- Length: 14 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
A rampaging force of nature is wreaking havoc on the streets of Edinburgh, but has top shagger, drug dealer, gonzo-porn star and taxi driver ‘Juice’ Terry Lawson finally met his match in Hurricane ‘Bawbag’?Can Terry 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 Terry 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?
A Decent Ride sees Irvine Welsh back on home turf, leaving us in the capable hands of one of his most compelling and popular characters, ‘Juice’ Terry Lawson, and introducing another bound for cult status, Wee Jonty MacKay: a man with the genitals and brain of a donkey. In his funniest, filthiest book yet, Irvine Welsh celebrates an unreconstructed misogynist hustler - a central character who is shameless but also, oddly, decent - and finds new ways of making wild comedy out of fantastically dark material, taking on some of the last taboos. So fasten your seatbelts, because this is one ride that could certainly get a little bumpy....
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-07-15
Decent ride is decent enough
What did you like most about A Decent Ride?
Funny rude and full of fun great charactors some old some new. Moves along at a great pace
What other book might you compare A Decent Ride to, and why?
Trainspotting and glue listening to a decent ride is like meeting up with old friends
Have you listened to any of Tam Dean Burn’s other performances? How does this one compare?
My first performance from tam dean burn but after this would love to go back and listen to all the back catalogue of irvine welsh read by tam
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Yes terry relationship with his family was touching and very well written
Any additional comments?
Fantastic ride great book
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- Barry
- 19-03-16
laugh a minute
loved it. who knows what goes on in the writers head, but it makes me laugh.
performance by tam dean burn was also perfect.
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- Craig Hutton Cwh
- 09-02-17
Tam Dean Burn pure class
what a laugh what a great story and a truly fantastic performance from TAM Dean Burn what a star. Irvine Welch keeps churning them out and I like many continue to look for the next one with great anticipation. Thanks Craig Hutton
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- Neil
- 13-05-19
Welsh at his grotesque best
possibly the best narrator on Audible! Tam Dean Burn knocks it out the park. fantastic.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-04-18
very good !
was slightly gutted to have this one end. an amazing book would highly recommend to anyone into Irvine Welsh.
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- Murray
- 01-12-15
Classic Welsh!
Juice Terry returns for more dark comic capers. Anyone familiar with Welsh's other works will know what to expect as this character (from Glue and Porno fame) takes centre stage in this farfetched but entertaining adventure. As usual, Welsh's narrative style means no topic is off-limits but despite the somewhat base and unbelievable extremes that permeate this story, lies a character grounded in the familiar patter and surroundings that many growing up in central Scotland will recognise. This connection for me was one of the main reasons I enjoyed the book so much. Welsh simply and expertly captures the working class swagger and darkness just below the shortbread tin, castle and ‘See You Jimmy Hat’ Scottish stereotype. This authentic characterisation is similarly captured in Tam Dean Burn’s performance.
Fans of Welsh or those with a lived experience of central Scotland will especially enjoy this book.
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- Brian
- 09-02-16
Set the Juice loose!
Another entertaining, sordid yard from Welsh, superbly performed by Tam Dean Burn. Wee Jonty is the star of the show and Juice Terry makes a good central character. Ronny Checker didn't ring true for me but was good fun.
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- Danny
- 06-03-19
Brilliant
Another brilliant read from Irvine Welsh, couldn't stop listening . . . . . .
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- Steve
- 12-04-16
Very funny
I found this audio book filled with characters that could easily be real people. Brilliantly read. I did, however, expect something more from the story in the end. Very enjoyable read. Would recommend.
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- caroline
- 04-04-16
Whit a stotar! !!!
Really enjoyed this book. So hilarious that I found myself laughing out loud a number of times .
I would highly recommend listening to it as the narrator was absolutely brilliant.
I am sorry to have finished it , what will I listen next ?? A hard act to follow
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