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 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 collegues 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 concience - 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 writt en 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. Crime Fiction Dark Humour Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Satire World Literature Fiction Crime Suspense Christmas
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Where does Filth rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was a really great listen. Exciting, quite gross and very gritty.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The characters are on the whole all really well developed and you dislike them all equally!

What about Tam Dean Burn’s performance did you like?

The voice of Tam was ideal for the part. The different voices were well defined and he was a little scarey at parts which fueled the excitement. Very passionate.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

The bridged version couldbe ideal for one sitting as the reader keeps your interested with the varied voices.

Any additional comments?

Really well rounded listen. Exciting storey, great performance and perfect lenght!

Rough and Real Edinburgh sounds great!

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What did you like most about Filth?

The funny bits. When Bruce the main character was thinking in his head.N

What other book might you compare Filth to, and why?

Cant think of any other book that was like Filth.

Which character – as performed by Tam Dean Burn – was your favourite?

Bruce the main character.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

laugh.

Any additional comments?

I thought when the worm was talking, my audio book was faulty and I had two books mixed in together , got half way through the book and realized it was the worm talking, very strange. Did not spoil it for me.

laughted out loud

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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) 😜

All the best bits missing!!

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If you’re not keen on Irvine Welsh you’ll probably not like this book, but if you are then I think you will.

Clever storyline, although the graphic language is OTT as you would expect.

The narration was excellent.

Typical Irvine Welsh

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could not stop listening to this, brilliant proformance. even laughed out loud a few times.

gripping listen

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