Analysis
As in many of Welsh's novels, there are many allusions to music and underground youth culture, especially rave culture, punk rock, comic books, and football hooliganism.
The South African narrative is written in a Boys' Own style.
The sociopathic Francis Begbie, one of the main characters in Trainspotting, makes a cameo appearance.
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