El artista de la cuchilla
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Summary
Parece que Begbie， el psicópata de Trainspotting， se ha reformado。 Pero el asesinato de uno de sus hijos desatará una espiral de violencia。
Begbie −el psicópata de aquella pandilla de inadaptados que protagonizaba Trainspotting− se ha reformado。 Ahora vive en la costa de California， tiene una casa confortable y elegante， una esposa llamada Melanie y dos hijas， un nuevo nombre −Jim Francis− y una nueva profesión: es un escultor， reconocido por sus bustos distorsionados y mutilados de rostros famosos。 Pero el pasado siempre vuelve， y， tras un extraño incidente durante un paseo por la playa en el que su familia se ve amenazada por dos tipos， su hermana llama para informar de que Sean， uno de los dos hijos de una relación previa que dejó en Edimburgo， ha muerto。 Más concretamente: ha sido asesinado。
Begbie regresa al hogar， asiste al funeral de un vástago al que apenas conoció y， ante la falta de pistas de la policía， se pone a indagar por su cuenta。 Estas andanzas detectivescas propiciarán el reencuentro con viejos conocidos， la destrucción de valiosos cuadros， el incendio de una casa， un reguero de cadáveres y diversas situaciones adrenalínicas de violencia extrema。。。 hasta llegar a una resolución del caso del todo inesperada para el improvisado investigador。 Mientras tanto， Melanie −que también ha aterrizado en Edimburgo cruzando el Atlántico− empieza a descubrir aspectos de la personalidad de su marido que ignoraba por completo。。。
El autor regresa al submundo de Trainspotting para hablar del pasado que nos persigue tirando de la novela negra en versión trepidante y ultraviolenta， con toques de humor feroz a costa del arte contemporáneo。 Una nueva entrega del novelista escocés más desbocado， cafre y vibrante: ¡Irvine Welsh on fire！
Begbie −el psicópata de aquella pandilla de inadaptados que protagonizaba Trainspotting− se ha reformado。 Ahora vive en la costa de California， tiene una casa confortable y elegante， una esposa llamada Melanie y dos hijas， un nuevo nombre −Jim Francis− y una nueva profesión: es un escultor， reconocido por sus bustos distorsionados y mutilados de rostros famosos。 Pero el pasado siempre vuelve， y， tras un extraño incidente durante un paseo por la playa en el que su familia se ve amenazada por dos tipos， su hermana llama para informar de que Sean， uno de los dos hijos de una relación previa que dejó en Edimburgo， ha muerto。 Más concretamente: ha sido asesinado。
Begbie regresa al hogar， asiste al funeral de un vástago al que apenas conoció y， ante la falta de pistas de la policía， se pone a indagar por su cuenta。 Estas andanzas detectivescas propiciarán el reencuentro con viejos conocidos， la destrucción de valiosos cuadros， el incendio de una casa， un reguero de cadáveres y diversas situaciones adrenalínicas de violencia extrema。。。 hasta llegar a una resolución del caso del todo inesperada para el improvisado investigador。 Mientras tanto， Melanie −que también ha aterrizado en Edimburgo cruzando el Atlántico− empieza a descubrir aspectos de la personalidad de su marido que ignoraba por completo。。。
El autor regresa al submundo de Trainspotting para hablar del pasado que nos persigue tirando de la novela negra en versión trepidante y ultraviolenta， con toques de humor feroz a costa del arte contemporáneo。 Una nueva entrega del novelista escocés más desbocado， cafre y vibrante: ¡Irvine Welsh on fire！
Reviews
Montgomery Brown
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What Begbie Did Next。。。。 a fun and grisly book full of laughs and OTT violence， the slow burn descent of mild-mannered Jim Francis into the Frank Begbie of old as he returns to Edinburgh to investigate the death of a family member pays off in spades， with buckets of blood， but it’s let down by poor writing。 There are plot-holes aplenty， most of the secondary characters aren’t fleshed enough that when they meander in and out of the story it can be tricky remembering who is who， and I’m still not What Begbie Did Next。。。。 a fun and grisly book full of laughs and OTT violence， the slow burn descent of mild-mannered Jim Francis into the Frank Begbie of old as he returns to Edinburgh to investigate the death of a family member pays off in spades， with buckets of blood， but it’s let down by poor writing。 There are plot-holes aplenty， most of the secondary characters aren’t fleshed enough that when they meander in and out of the story it can be tricky remembering who is who， and I’m still not entirely clear what everyone’s motivation was， not to mention I had to reread several scenes to try and visualise what was going on。 。。。more
Cat
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2。5
Jeff Lamberson
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I thought this was a decent story。 I enjoyed it， but didn’t think it was Welch’s’ best， though I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who’s read the authors others books， especially Trainspotting。
Jaime Lerner
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O livro é uma sequência de Trainspotting e Pornô。 Tanto o enredo como o estilo （e a tradução para o português） estão muito aquém em relação a Trainspotting。 Uma lástima。
Danny
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I loved this - a murder mystery with Begbie at the centre of it - what could possibly go wrong。
Glen Cowan
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It’s rare I can sit down and want to charge through to the conclusion of a book。 I got through this in two days。 It kept me hooked。This is a dark journey into the world of Francis Begbie。 In this， he goes from drunken punch and stab merchant and local heavy to full blown， calculated psychopath。 Before， he was violent and had a hair trigger temper。 He was a force of nature， a rampaging ball of fury。 Now， he is more a Dexter Morgan style killer。It poses interesting questions of nature vs。 nurture It’s rare I can sit down and want to charge through to the conclusion of a book。 I got through this in two days。 It kept me hooked。This is a dark journey into the world of Francis Begbie。 In this， he goes from drunken punch and stab merchant and local heavy to full blown， calculated psychopath。 Before， he was violent and had a hair trigger temper。 He was a force of nature， a rampaging ball of fury。 Now， he is more a Dexter Morgan style killer。It poses interesting questions of nature vs。 nurture and ultimately leaves us none the wiser in Begbie’s case。 。。。more
B。J。 Swann
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Blood-soaked jailbird Frank Begbie is now a successful artist known as Jim Francis who lives in California with his beautiful young wife Melanie and their two lovely daughters。 Frank’s new life crashes into his old one as his son is murdered in Edinburgh， drawing him back to the old country and into a slew of old memories， rivalries – and habits。 The premise of this book is so outwardly ridiculous that when I first read the blurb I thought Irvine Welsh must have lost the plot。 The idea that Begb Blood-soaked jailbird Frank Begbie is now a successful artist known as Jim Francis who lives in California with his beautiful young wife Melanie and their two lovely daughters。 Frank’s new life crashes into his old one as his son is murdered in Edinburgh， drawing him back to the old country and into a slew of old memories， rivalries – and habits。 The premise of this book is so outwardly ridiculous that when I first read the blurb I thought Irvine Welsh must have lost the plot。 The idea that Begbie， a psychopathic bogan thug， could possibly transform himself into a successful artist living in California with an attractive and educated young bride， seemed too far-fetched。 The very idea seemed so silly I didn’t think any writer could pull it off， and I prepared myself for a literary disaster that would no doubt lower Mr。 Welsh in my esteem。 As it turned out， the opposite happened。 Welsh was not only able to make Begbie’s astounding transformation seem plausible， but believable。 I suspect he chose such a ridiculous scenario on purpose just to blow people’s minds with his skilled characterization， or to show people the danger of making assumptions about people。 In either case his project is a stunning success。 The Blade Artist is one of the most intricate and fascinating character portraits I’ve encountered， and continues to meet – and even in some ways excel – the high standard established by other entries in the series。 。。。more
𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖓𝖊
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очень твёрдая четвёрочка！ достаточно интересно описана жизнь людей， у которых проблемы с агрессией и с насилием， точнее， выражением этой злобы через насилие。 главный герой вроде как пытается избавиться от этой агрессии， во-первых， ради жены и дочек， но проблема заключается в том， что как только он возвращается в места， где он творил ужасные вещи， все привычки возвращаются к нему и способность контролировать эту безудержную ярость становится почти невозможной。 к сожалению， насилие порождает насил очень твёрдая четвёрочка！ достаточно интересно описана жизнь людей， у которых проблемы с агрессией и с насилием， точнее， выражением этой злобы через насилие。 главный герой вроде как пытается избавиться от этой агрессии， во-первых， ради жены и дочек， но проблема заключается в том， что как только он возвращается в места， где он творил ужасные вещи， все привычки возвращаются к нему и способность контролировать эту безудержную ярость становится почти невозможной。 к сожалению， насилие порождает насилие。 «И что самое стремное — всем кажется， что это уникальное озарение снизошло только на них。» 。。。more
JT Foster
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Same Psycho， Different StyleThis was a fascinating continuation of the events from Trainspotting and Porno as the man formerly known as Francis Begbie takes center stage in his own story set in his 50's， roughly 10 years after Porno。 Now living a reformed and rehabilitated life in California as professional sculptor "Jim Francis"， an unfortunate turn of events stemming from his troubled past calls him back to Edinburgh after a long absence。 The Blade Artist is a departure from Irvine Welsh's tra Same Psycho， Different StyleThis was a fascinating continuation of the events from Trainspotting and Porno as the man formerly known as Francis Begbie takes center stage in his own story set in his 50's， roughly 10 years after Porno。 Now living a reformed and rehabilitated life in California as professional sculptor "Jim Francis"， an unfortunate turn of events stemming from his troubled past calls him back to Edinburgh after a long absence。 The Blade Artist is a departure from Irvine Welsh's trademark phonetic Scotts， which makes it much easier to read for those who struggle with the dialect。 It's an element I've grown to love about his writing， although I can't deny that I finished this book a lot faster than even some of his shorter works。 Welsh still doesn't use quotation marks， however he writes in mostly American English to coincide with Begbie's own decaying Scottish accent having lived abroad for so many years。 The book also marks the series' return of third-person narration， which is used quite heavily， especially compared its precursors。 This technique is deployed to create uncertainty for the reader as to what exactly is going through this supposed reformed man's mind。 I wasn't expecting much when I started this book。 Often when an extended series of any kind， whether it be books， television， or movies， eventually run out of steam when the creator shifts the primary focus to other characters for the sake of the series' longevity。 This isn't one of those instances and I was blown away by how much more mature this composition is: "She simply acknowledged that her family's liberal values had bestowed on her a magnanimity and concern for others who navigated life in less ostentatious comfort than her， understanding that this relative affluence had also given her the breathing space to indulge her calling。" Eftir ye bury your pus into a few barry Welsh stories， ye ken what I mean， likesay。 Is it the most likely or even believable story？ Probably not。 It's fair enough though， and it elevates the Francis Begbie character to a much higher level of complexity compared to his previous installments of uncontained violence。 Can psychopaths can be rehabilitated and eventually function in civilized society？ Or "Once a psycho， always a psycho"？ Those are the questions this story's axis tilts on and it's a very dark and twisted ride。 。。。more
Matthew
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Excellent
Mike Critchley
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A welcome addition to the saga of Trainspotting's revered psychopath。 Frank Begbie， now Jim Francis， has transformed into a sculptor/painter living in California with his beautiful wife and two daughters。 When his sister， Elspeth， calls to tell him his first born son has been found dead back in Edinburgh， he suspects foul play and returns to investigate。Will Jim keep it all together or will the dark underworld of sunny Leith draw out the Franco of old？ I found myself unable to stop turning pages A welcome addition to the saga of Trainspotting's revered psychopath。 Frank Begbie， now Jim Francis， has transformed into a sculptor/painter living in California with his beautiful wife and two daughters。 When his sister， Elspeth， calls to tell him his first born son has been found dead back in Edinburgh， he suspects foul play and returns to investigate。Will Jim keep it all together or will the dark underworld of sunny Leith draw out the Franco of old？ I found myself unable to stop turning pages to find out as the tension of the story built， wondering how much he'd really changed。 The book provides plenty of Begbie backstory， detailing parts of his dodgy upbringing that made him into the man he was and how he overcame his shortcomings during the reformation years with the encouragement of an art-therapist （later his wife） and prison screw John Dick。 The plot itself is a murder-mystery with plenty of radge bawbags who had it in for young Sean to keep you guessing until the end。 As is common with Welsh novels， characters from other books come and go throughout the story， most notably sex-obsessed cab driver Juice Terry （Porno， Glue）， and then a chance meeting right on the very last page hints that the rollercoaster life journey of Francis James Begbie is far from over。。。 。。。more
vladislava
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4。5*/5 Интересното е， че на моменти ми се струваше，че не Уелш е писал тази книга。 Дали е от превода не знам， но въпреки това е интересен “експеримент” и като че ли мога да я категоризирам като психологичен трилър с малко криминале елементи。 Чела съм единствено Трейнспотинг и Порно на Уелш， така че едва ли мога да кажа， че е нещо напълно извън негов стил， но от това， на което съм станала свидетел， е по-различна。Докато четях Порно си мислех как нямам представа какъв е случая на Бегби и защо， по да 4。5*/5 Интересното е， че на моменти ми се струваше，че не Уелш е писал тази книга。 Дали е от превода не знам， но въпреки това е интересен “експеримент” и като че ли мога да я категоризирам като психологичен трилър с малко криминале елементи。 Чела съм единствено Трейнспотинг и Порно на Уелш， така че едва ли мога да кажа， че е нещо напълно извън негов стил， но от това， на което съм станала свидетел， е по-различна。Докато четях Порно си мислех как нямам представа какъв е случая на Бегби и защо， по даволите， е такъв изрод！ Мислех си как наистина героя има нужда от разгръщане и по-сериозно опознаване на характера му， откъде идва всичкия този гняв и бяс。。 Уелш го направи и го направи изключително интересно。 Книгата не е дълга и от страна на развитие не е кой знае какво， но е изключотелно интересна и определено ми беше трудно да я оставя。 Но Уелш си го бива в това。 。。。more
Gareth Bourne
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This book has grown on me since the first time I read it。 Previously， I had a bit put off by how the hardboiled/noir pastiche seemed so far removed from the established 'Trainspotting' style and universe。 However， I do enjoy the character study of Begbie offered up by Welsh - even if I'm not a massive fan of his transformation into a sort of supervillain from a more realistic menace as the Welsh novels continue。 This book has grown on me since the first time I read it。 Previously， I had a bit put off by how the hardboiled/noir pastiche seemed so far removed from the established 'Trainspotting' style and universe。 However， I do enjoy the character study of Begbie offered up by Welsh - even if I'm not a massive fan of his transformation into a sort of supervillain from a more realistic menace as the Welsh novels continue。 。。。more
Bill Jenkins
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Enjoyed the book as I have all of his other books。 Read in 3 days， thought that the"Tyronne Power" was excessively violent Enjoyed the book as I have all of his other books。 Read in 3 days， thought that the"Tyronne Power" was excessively violent 。。。more
VAL
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Lettura carina， abbastanza veloce e per nulla pesante （a dire il vero， alcune parti sono un po' difficili da digerire - ma solo poche）。 Però al contempo alquanto incompleto （o banale）。 Un pregio indiscusso di Welsh è quello di essere stato in grado di costruire personaggi non semplici， non banali， non prevedibili， e in questo libro si spinge oltre e cerca di darci una scusante valida al personaggio che è Begbie: a mio parere lo fa cadendo nella banalità。 O forse semplificando inverosimilmente l' Lettura carina， abbastanza veloce e per nulla pesante （a dire il vero， alcune parti sono un po' difficili da digerire - ma solo poche）。 Però al contempo alquanto incompleto （o banale）。 Un pregio indiscusso di Welsh è quello di essere stato in grado di costruire personaggi non semplici， non banali， non prevedibili， e in questo libro si spinge oltre e cerca di darci una scusante valida al personaggio che è Begbie: a mio parere lo fa cadendo nella banalità。 O forse semplificando inverosimilmente l'insieme di cause che hanno portato Begbie a essere se stesso。 Se， quindi， da una parte son rimasta delusa dal passato raccontato a piccoli pezzi dal protagonista， dall'altra sono rimasta con l'amaro in bocca anche per il suo presente。 Welsh， all'inizio del libro， sembra voler rispondere ad una domanda importante e universale: può una persona come Begbie cambiare così radicalmente？ Il suo parere sembra ben chiaro una volta finito di leggere il libro， però。 Non sono sicura sia veramente così chiaro come vuol dare a vedere。 （A questo proposito avrei sicuramente preferito un coinvolgimento più profondo con i pensieri del protagonista。）A parte tutto， il libro è carino - anche se non all'altezza dei precedenti。 Sicuramente pieno di colpi di scena e degno di una lettura， anche solo per l'affetto nei confronti del protagonista！ 。。。more
Liam
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Love Irvine's sense of humour and dark and interesting story lines， always have， I thought that when Mel is telling the kids daddy is coming back with 2 presents that something would happen to that girl at the funeral he had kids （or one kid atleast） to and would return with them back to calli， anyway brilliant read in the series， FUCKEN BEGBIE ！！！ Love Irvine's sense of humour and dark and interesting story lines， always have， I thought that when Mel is telling the kids daddy is coming back with 2 presents that something would happen to that girl at the funeral he had kids （or one kid atleast） to and would return with them back to calli， anyway brilliant read in the series， FUCKEN BEGBIE ！！！ 。。。more
Iain Wright
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A gentle parable about returning to ones roots。 Haaaaa
Madeline Smyth
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I enjoyed this， but it was a bit difficult to read as the lack of speech marks meant it wasn't always clear when someone was speaking I enjoyed this， but it was a bit difficult to read as the lack of speech marks meant it wasn't always clear when someone was speaking 。。。more
J。T。 McAndrew
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another unbelievable book by the master of literature。 fantastic offshoot story of one of the most notorious psychotic characters ever created in fiction， with all the usual twist and turns you would expect from a Welsh book。 the best writer on the planet today。 loved this book cant wait for the next。
Джан Тефик
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Ървин Уелш се завръща през 2016г с продължение на световно известните си класики - Трейнспотинг и Порно （ както и Скагбойс， която се явява първа в поредицата ） - с "Ваещият с ножове"。 Нямам идея защо е решил да посвети изцяло вниманието си в книгата за живота на един от по-ярките си персонажи - психопата Франк Бегби， но определено липсата на другите персонажи тегне и витае във въздуха и страниците ！ Историята не изпъква кой знае колко， макар че има някакви послания вътре и поуки на чисто психоло Ървин Уелш се завръща през 2016г с продължение на световно известните си класики - Трейнспотинг и Порно （ както и Скагбойс， която се явява първа в поредицата ） - с "Ваещият с ножове"。 Нямам идея защо е решил да посвети изцяло вниманието си в книгата за живота на един от по-ярките си персонажи - психопата Франк Бегби， но определено липсата на другите персонажи тегне и витае във въздуха и страниците ！ Историята не изпъква кой знае колко， макар че има някакви послания вътре и поуки на чисто психологично ниво относно определен тип личности и характери。 Последната 1/3 на романа избива със страшна насилственост и бруталия， с което може би ни казва ，че вълкът козината си мени ， но нравът никога。。。 Аз обаче съм разочарован от Уелш， очаквах повече， очакванията ми бяха големи предвид по-старите му произведения。 。。。more
jaidyn l attard
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If Begbie were the protagonist of a crime pastiche， fighting his two selves: Francis and Jim。 One of my favourite Welsh books so far。
Jay Thomas
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A brilliant tale of justice versus self-control。。。 Irvine Welsh， bestselling author of Trainspotting， will never lose his touch。
DevilStateDan
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Francis Begbie is back！ He's turned his life of anger & crime around & now lives in California with his young family， working as an artist， before a situation demands that he returns to Edinburgh & he must confront his past in all it's violent reality。 Francis Begbie is back！ He's turned his life of anger & crime around & now lives in California with his young family， working as an artist， before a situation demands that he returns to Edinburgh & he must confront his past in all it's violent reality。 。。。more
Alec Downie
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still one of the most terrifying characters ever to be reinvented for fiction。I loved the first 200 pages as they were filled more with impending menace， than violence but the finally was just too out there， turning a psycho thug into a calculated killing machine。No sure how much more Irvine can push Begbie without losing the soul of what made him believable and terrifyingly human。 Still worth the effort and I am sure hardcore fans will love it。。
ChristianB
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I read this because Irvine Welsh came to St Andrews for a book signing。 I don't think I'm his target audience。 I read this because Irvine Welsh came to St Andrews for a book signing。 I don't think I'm his target audience。 。。。more
Edward Correa
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Aunque prácticamente se trata de un spinoff de la serie de Trainspotting mantiene mucha de la naturaleza de la misma， con algunos personajes oscuros de Edimburgo como nuevos personajes secundarios。 Begbie es ahora nuestro protagonista， pasando de ser el matón y villano de otros libros a nuestro héroe en busca de la redención。 En un detalle menos importante resultó ser el primer libro de la serie que leí en inglés， encontrándome con que Welsh lo escribe justo como lo pronuncian los diferentes per Aunque prácticamente se trata de un spinoff de la serie de Trainspotting mantiene mucha de la naturaleza de la misma， con algunos personajes oscuros de Edimburgo como nuevos personajes secundarios。 Begbie es ahora nuestro protagonista， pasando de ser el matón y villano de otros libros a nuestro héroe en busca de la redención。 En un detalle menos importante resultó ser el primer libro de la serie que leí en inglés， encontrándome con que Welsh lo escribe justo como lo pronuncian los diferentes personajes de las calles de Edimburgo。 Muy interesante pero no por eso más sencillo。 。。。more
Ulli
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Loved it！ Begbie forever！
Paul Kearney
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Begbie has chosen life， In a scaled down 'Trainspotting' spin off， Of a Californian artist with anger management skills。 The old fury reduced to creating violent sculptures， And the occasional brutal torture of Leith's finest。 Begbie has chosen life， In a scaled down 'Trainspotting' spin off， Of a Californian artist with anger management skills。 The old fury reduced to creating violent sculptures， And the occasional brutal torture of Leith's finest。 。。。more
Marcus
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Der vierte Teil der Trainspotting-Saga ist denkbar anders， als die Romane davor & auch danach。 Sie beschreibt ja den Werdegang Begbies als Gefängnisinsasse zum anerkannter Künstler in den USA。Den Welsh-Style merkt man aber natürlich durch， sticht aber als Spinn-Off total raus。 Ich hab inzwischen auch das Finale gelesen und ich muss sagen， dass die Begbie-Geschichte schon wichtig ist。 Sollte man nicht auslassen。
ΠανωςΚ
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