About this title: Welsh's novel is a literal head trip of a book that brings us into the wildly active, albeit coma-beset, mind of Roy Strang, whose hallucinatory quest to eradicate the evil predator/scavenger marabou stork is routinely interrupted by grisly memories of the social and family dysfunction that brought him to this state.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1997-01-17
ISBN-13:9780393315639ISBN:0393315630
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage, London
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780099435112ISBN:009943511X
Description: Good/Very Good. Cover has some rubbing, light edge wear and creases. Spine has creases from previous reading. Pages are in excellent condition! A great used copy! read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1997-01-17
ISBN-13:9780393315639ISBN:0393315630
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 1997-01-17
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: VINTAGE
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780099435112ISBN:009943511X
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Description: NY: Norton, 1996. 1st US edition. Hardback. Fine in Fine dustjacket. ISBN: 0393038459 By the author of 'Trainspotting', his second novel (& third book), being an hallucinatory quest to save the world from the evil from a hospital bed. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780099435112ISBN:009943511X
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780099435112ISBN:009943511X
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"This time through, I think Irvine Welsh missed the target. Marabou Stork Nightmares is as well written as anything Mr. Welsh has yet done, but I truly failed to care about anything happening in this book. Welsh is a master craftsman with his words, but I think he was simply trying too hard for something distinct here.
His power with language is Welsh's strongest talent, and he uses it to the fullest in this book, but it fails to amaze. It is kinda cool, when he switches from fantasy to reality, and the words themselves change to follow his whims, but it just can't save Marabou Stork Nightmares.
What I truly did like however, was a glimpse into Irvine Welsh's soul. His desire (and I imagine the desire of many Scottish people) to leave the grim reality of their country and live a life full of adventure and old-timey imperialistic glory somewhere exotic and sunny is clearly evident. I read to understand the mind of an author, and sometimes to escape, but mostly it's the chance to spy into a complete stranger psyche. If you read for similar reasons, I'd suggest checking out Marabou Stork Nightmares"
"Irvine Welsh doesn't disappoint in this surreal and twisting story told from the perspective of a comatose patient. In typical Irvine Welsh fashion the book is written with a first person Scottish dialect, and the words on the page are used in a non-traditional format to give effect as you float in and out of consciousness with the patient.
The novel ends with an unexpected, and rather gory twist, so it is not to be read by the faint of heart! I personally absolutely loved the creativity put into the story and style of writing, but if drugs, gore, and modern surrealism aren't your thing it's best to pass this one up."
"I think this is my fave of his next to trainspotting. Watch this character go lower and lower with no redeeming qualities. This book is like an extended short story where it's all about the grand finale ending and no conclusion is needed, redemption has been served!"
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