The Acid House

Irvine Welsh

"The characters in this extraordinary book are often - on the surface - depraved, vicious, cowardly and manipulative, but their essential humanity is never undermined. Two professors of philosophy turn pugilists; Leith removal men become the objects of desire for Hollywood goddesses; God turns Boab Coyl...

Lionel Asbo: State of England

Martin Amis

âe~Why arenâe(tm)t you out smashing windows? Itâe(tm)s not healthyâe(tm) Lionel Asbo - a very violent but not very successful criminal - has always looked out for his nephew, Desmond Pepperdine. He gives him fatherly advice (carry a knife) and introduces him to the joys of Internet porn. Des, on the ot...