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Trainspotting A Novel By Irvine Welsh     Trainspotting is a captivating twaddle of the random events that occurduring a critical time in a group of Scottish junkies lives. Irvine Welshillustrates the confusion, anger and turmoil many heroin addicts be subjectedto and what happens once they try to quit.     The story is centered around Mark Renton, an ordinary twenty-two yearold who was raised by a loving take and father. He has two brothers one wascatatonic and the other was an overachiever. Through court-mandated therapy hewas told he envied his parents and resented his older brother. This was whatcontributed to Rents (what his friends call him) starting to use heroin.Bit by chipping the reader is introduced to Rents friends, cousins, friendsof friends, parents, friends parents, the list goes on. Anyone with relevanceto the life of Mark Renton, the reader meets sooner or later. Everyone in Rentslife is messed up or gets that way somehow. His friend Begbie, for example, isan dysphoric little man. He feels he has to make himself seem tough by surroundinghimself with "friends" who do nothing but boost his ego by let Begbie putthem down. Aside from being on and off heroin, his technical friend Danny Murphy, orSpud (as everyone calls him) is a habitual thief. His friend Simone is nicknamedSick Boy for good reasons. When he is high he hears voices in his head willinghim to do evil things. He likes t...