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  <title><![CDATA[Trainspotting (a screenplay)]]></title>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">19</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">7</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1996</original_publication_year>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Oct 04 15:33:13 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 04 15:38:45 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, i liked this book way more than i thought i would. As for the complaints about the Scottish dialogue, it didn't bother me a bit, it's obvious what they're talking about and there's no struggle. The reviews worried me a bit that i would have to struggle to understand it but i think they're a bit ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73438308">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 27 15:09:31 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 27 15:15:46 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm guessing the date I read it,  I can't really remember.  Great book.  You sort of have to struggle through the scottish vernacular but once you get the swing of thing the protagonist is really interesting.  He's torn between kicking his heroin addiction and wondering if what &quot;we&quot; (middl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16547195">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63612503">
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    <name><![CDATA[jordann]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Pickering, ON, Canada]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jul 15 12:12:34 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jul 15 12:12:57 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Simply just one of my favourite novels.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63612503]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="392816">
    <user id="36570">
    <name><![CDATA[Ali]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Puyallup, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Mar 23 00:50:20 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 05 21:14:05 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Exstremely difficult to read at first. Almost had to write a deciphering code for each word present in the first chapter, but I soon got the hang of it and actually enjoyed the flavor writing in an accent can bring. Wasn't too pleased with the ending though, but what can you expect from a junky? thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/392816">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="38581014">
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    <location><![CDATA[Pittsburgh, PA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Nov 24 18:50:18 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 08 10:08:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was definitely a difficult book to read with the scottish dialect throughout and slang, but reading Trainspotting was so worthwhile. The characters are so lovable. I've never read a book so funny and heart-wrenching at the same time. An all time classic!]]></body>
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    <review id="12953561">
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    <name><![CDATA[Alan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cumbernauld, The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 20 06:45:04 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jan 20 06:59:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clichéd I know, but this book is truely fantastic and it offers a wonderful yet terrifying insight into the (somewhat) fictional Edinburgh drug-culture. Irvine Welsh's use of multiple narration is imperative to the novel's message as it highlights the difference each addiction brings.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12953561]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="14109640">
    <user id="850838">
    <name><![CDATA[Amy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 30 18:26:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 30 18:27:01 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Talk about an F***ed up book... this is one of them. Tripped up on heroin, trying to get sober, yet finding nothing but heartbreak along the way. Intense read for those of you who can handle the explicit nature of the book.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14109640]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="63720">
    <user id="5436">
    <name><![CDATA[Leah]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Atascadero, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 20 17:37:51 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 20 18:00:35 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a little hard to read at first because it's written phonetically in the Scottish accent, but once you get used to it, it's great although depressing at times because it is about heroin addiction.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63720]]></url>
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    <review id="294793">
    <user id="5772">
    <name><![CDATA[Jamie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Saint Louis, MO]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Fri Mar 16 17:42:58 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Mar 16 17:44:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tried reading it once and couldn't get into it so I stopped.  Picked it up a year or so later and read it all the way through.  Phonetic Scottish accent is hard to get used to, at first.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/294793]]></url>
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    <review id="268511">
    <user id="27335">
    <name><![CDATA[lauren]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Mar 04 08:18:20 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The dialect/spelling is off-putting at first, but it's worth sticking it out. Some powerful writing here.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/268511]]></url>
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    <review id="65717">
    <user id="6235">
    <name><![CDATA[jim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Jersey City, NJ]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 21 07:34:48 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 21 07:35:41 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A must read.  it takes a little time to really get his rhythm, but well worth doing such.]]></body>
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    <review id="16432424">
    <user id="892139">
    <name><![CDATA[Esteli]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[rez]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 26 12:14:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 24 08:42:00 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i just reread this book and it is awesome as fuck, far better than i remembered.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16432424]]></url>
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    <review id="2312021">
    <user id="148541">
    <name><![CDATA[Freya]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 23 18:12:35 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jun 23 18:17:19 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought the book right after I saw the movie. Funny, sick &amp; bizarre]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2312021]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="16473962">
    <user id="891026">
    <name><![CDATA[Robert]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Tue Feb 26 18:59:35 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 26 19:00:10 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[ehhh picture me with that balancing hand, unsure.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16473962]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="4964625">
    <user id="293226">
    <name><![CDATA[Ian]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 22 17:16:41 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 22 17:16:41 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great, once you get accustomed to the dialect.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4964625]]></url>
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    <review id="405533">
    <user id="18045">
    <name><![CDATA[Dominic]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seoul, Korea, Republic of]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Sat Mar 24 01:44:48 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 24 01:45:21 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[hard to read at first, but you get used to it. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/405533]]></url>
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    <review id="190956">
    <user id="18492">
    <name><![CDATA[Tessa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Fans of The Movie]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 07 15:00:31 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 24 14:33:20 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Far more depressing than the movie. Heavy but good.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/190956]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="20856417">
    <user id="1043208">
    <name><![CDATA[Paul]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sydney, Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Apr 24 00:07:57 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jul 14 02:20:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Right out the top fookin drawer this book !!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20856417]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="39026687">
    <user id="1418387">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun May 31 04:17:52 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 01 09:20:32 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[wow, this is a tough book to read - it's written just like it would be spoken, but in a MAJOR Irish /Scottish accent with a druggie twist. BUT - as difficult as it is to read, it's also like watching a train wreck. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39026687]]></url>
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    <review id="13498416">
    <user id="41231">
    <name><![CDATA[scubiedog]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[542117, Singapore]]></location>        
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