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Filth

By: Irvine Welsh
Narrated by: Tam Dean Burn
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Summary

With the festive season almost upon him, Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson is winding down at work and gearing up socially - kicking off Christmas with a week of sex and drugs in Amsterdam. There are irritating flies in the ointment, though, including a missing wife, a nagging cocaine habit, a dramatic deterioration in his genital health, a string of increasingly demanding extra-marital affairs. The last thing he needs is a messy murder to solve. Still it will mean plenty of overtime, a chance to stitch up some colleagues and finally clinch the promotion he craves. But as Bruce spirals through the lower reaches of degradation and evil, he encounters opposition - in the form of truth and ethical conscience - from the most unexpected quarter of all: his anus.

In Bruce Robertson, Welsh has created one of the most corrupt, misanthropic characters in contemporary fiction , and has written a dark, disturbing and very funny novel about sleaze, power, and the abuse of everything. At last, a novel that lives up to its name.

Now a major motion picture starring James McAvoy, Jamie Bell and Jim Broadbent.

©2011 Irvine Welsh (P)2011 Random House Audiobooks

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older version was better

the longer version was a lot better. this book is designed to be gross and offensive. By cutting it down you tear away at the character and story witch was incredible. This is my favourite book, please restore it to the longer version. without the added length it loses its story and jumps about. please read the actual book this doesn't do justice to the book.

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Severely abridged

Love the book, narrator is good but way too short. Wish there was an unabridged version

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All the best bits missing!!

ok I admit I didn't realise it was the abridged version..
Literally my favourite book of all time cut to ribbons.
Little details (which make the story!) like his frozen gala pie.. details of his time in the Australian police, and most criminal of all the ENTIRE trip to Amsterdam!!
still an utterly amazing story but next time I'll read the fine details of the audible description and get the full copy.. or maybe stop being lazy and read the book myself (again) 😜

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book film film book

great telling of the original book. some significant differences from the film so a different experience.

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The Slow Demise Of A Troubled DS …..

As Irvine Welsh as you’ll ever see! Definitely preferred listening to this novel - the narrator set the tone brilliantly. The story was short but packed, delving into Bruce’s abusive and obsessive character, and his deep love for ‘the games’. The investigated murder is merely a side story to the deterioration of his character and predictable fate. The tapeworm, although essential to the story, was a tad weird to listen to on the Audiobook and took a bit of getting used to. That aside, this was another enjoyable segment of Welsh literature.

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Abridged

It should be clearer on the title that it is an abridged text. The narrator is great, and the story is engaging. But it isn't the whole story, and a lot of key parts have been chopped from it. I had to go and get the actual full novel elsewhere to get the story in its entirety, and it was a much better experience. The narrator really did do a great job at bringing DS Robertson to life though, so it's quite a pity that we don't get the whole tale from him

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Disappointed

As others have said, which i missed, this is an abridged version. It's barely a story with little cohesion. Shame.

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Disappointed

Was a good story at times but ruined by the stupid tape worm moments that play over the bit I like in his books where they ramble on about something insignificant but it’s fun or entertaining

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Constant disgusting sounds

The sounds of parasite eating the hero intestines are disgusting. The whole idea is disgusting so I do not understand why the person who thought of this sound track thought that it must be fortified additionally.
I do not find funny stories about psychiatric conditions. The author seem to think that it is hilarious. Well May be he should visit a psychiatric ward and work there a little bit.

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Abridged version!

Tan Dean Burn is amazing.
I was just so disappointed to realise it was an abridged version as it very quickly got to the end and he hadn’t even been on his trip to Amsterdam!

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