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Crime

Author: Irvine Welsh
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

4 reviews
Sales Rank: 204

Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.1

ISBN: 0224080539
EAN: 9780224080538
ASIN: 0224080539

Publication Date: July 3, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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Condition: Brand new book dispatched from stock in the UK

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing, shoddy and out of his depth July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I was very disappointed with 'Crime.' Welsh has been off the boil for a while now, and I was hoping 'Crime' might be a return to form. The novel starts promisingly enough, but one soon senses Welsh is out of his depth in attempting both the Florida setting and the serious theme of child abuse. The real failure is the character of Tianna - the abused child screwed up copper Ray Lennox tries to save - she was wholly unbelievable and I was never convinced by her friendship with Lennox. Most of the dialogue between this couple was totally unconvincing - one sensed Welsh was really struggling with his subject. Likewise, the writing became increasingly sloppy, with a tendency to tell rather than show and an overall preferance for crude observations and generalisations. There were some promising moments, but 'Crime' has none of the black humour or gritty authenticity of Welsh's wonderful early work.

5 out of 5 stars

Very Good July 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Welsh has never let me down with a novel or short story, and he kept up the great work here. Any other author right now that seems to be putting out a lot of work has chucked out glorified novellas and called them novels. I really can't say a single bad thing about this book. It is a true mature novel. The character development was great. The writing itself was brilliant. Welsh created scenes that made you feel exactly how he wanted you to. If you want Trainspotting part 47 or Filth part 2 don't bother with this because it is completely different. I am not a guy who gives you the entire synopsis in a review, all I can say is that if you want a great, great book to spend some uncomfortable time with, this is one to get.

4 out of 5 stars

Not that bad July 12, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

As always with Irvine Welsh, I found this difficult to put down. Even at his least brilliant (Master Chefs?) I still find him more worth reading than any number of current authors. Whether he will ever match Maribou Stork Nightmares I don't know, but with this book he seems more pensive, more "mature" perhaps, and none the worse for that. It's not a companion piece to "Filth", despite containing some of the same characters, so don't read it expecting more of the same.
What you will get is carefully drawn characters, and a vision of Florida that only Welsh could conjure up. Read it and, as much as you can given the subject matter, enjoy!

3 out of 5 stars

Paedos and bent coppers in the Florida Sunshine July 10, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

The press speculated that this novel might be something of a return to form for Irvine Welsh so i bought it hoping. Welsh sort it out, here was the opportunity for a dark haunting novel, wasted.