"in the film, but only alluded to in the book. The novel is divided into three sections, each of which comprises chapters with different narrators. Unlike ""Trainspotting"" which had more narrational diversity, ""Porno"" is reduced to just five narrators: Sick Boy, Renton, Spud, Begbie and Nikki. Another difference from the format of ""Trainspotting"" is that each character has a defined chapter heading. Sick Boy's chapters all begin with ""Scam..."" and then a number in front of a ""#"". Renton's all begin with ""Whores of Amsterdam Pt..."" depending on what chapter it is. Spud's chapters are just narrative, Begbie's are in"
"Mark Renton. Each character narrates differently, in a fashion comparable to stream-of-consciousness or representative of psychological realism. For example, Spud will refer to people internally as ""cats"" (Begbie is a jungle cat, while he himself is a house cat), and Sick Boy will occasionally entertain an inner-dialogue between himself and Sean Connery. Chapters narrated by Renton are written with Scots dialogue terms spelled phonetically, which conveys the character's accent and use of Scots, while Davie's chapters (""Bad Blood"", ""Traditional Sunday Breakfast"") are narrated in Scottish English with dialogue appearing phonetically. Other chapters are written from a third-person omniscient stance (in"
"pregnancy and his hatred of Cha Morrison, has been recruited by local gangster, Power, to assist in enforcing the installation of his fruit machines into pubs. Unknown to him, a dissident publican he is expected to lean on is his old ‘uncle’ Dickie. In a bizarre tale of gangster morality, Begbie ‘solves’ this dilemma by coming to an arrangement with Power and Dickie that involves copious amounts of violence and actually suits nobody, not even Franco himself. 38. Skin and Bone – Third person narration – Davie Renton arguing with his wife, Cath, who has heard from Colleen, that her"
"started writing on the basis of what was there, getting inspired by what I was reading and chopping bits out and putting bits in. Before I knew it I had another novel on my hands"". Section 1: Tempted In 1984, Mark Renton and his father Davie have travelled to Yorkshire to take part in a picket of the coke plant. After briefly meeting his London pal Nicksy, he gets caught up in the police-picket violence and, shaken, feels estranged from his father and the pickets and refuses to return to Glasgow. In the Banana flats, Sick Boy becomes determined to"
"and soon numerous British writers, including Neil Gaiman and Grant Morrison, began freelancing for the company. The resulting influx of sophisticated horror-fantasy material led to DC in 1993 establishing the Vertigo mature-readers imprint, which did not subscribe to the Comics Code Authority. Two DC limited series, """" by Frank Miller and ""Watchmen"" by Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, drew attention in the mainstream press for their dark psychological complexity and promotion of the antihero. These titles helped pave the way for comics to be more widely accepted in literary-criticism circles and to make inroads into the book industry, with collected"
"The Black Book (Rankin novel) The Black Book is a 1993 crime novel by Ian Rankin, the fifth of the Inspector Rebus novels. It is the first book to feature Siobhan Clarke and Morris Gerald Cafferty appears as a main character. It is also the first book where Rebus is based at St Leonards police station. Rebus finds himself with a number of problems on his hands. His wayward brother, Michael, has returned to Edinburgh in need of accommodation - with only the box-room in Rebus's flat available. While out drinking, he meets an old army friend, Deek Torrance, who"
"For his part, MacDonald wrote an admiring preface to ""Night Shift"", and even had his famous character, Travis McGee, reading ""Cujo"" in one of the last McGee novels and ""Pet Sematary"" in the last McGee novel, ""The Lonely Silver Rain."" In 1987, King's Philtrum Press published Don Robertson's novel ""The Ideal, Genuine Man"". In his forenote to the novel, King wrote, ""Don Robertson was and is one of the three writers who influenced me as a young man who was trying to 'become' a novelist (the other two being Richard Matheson and John D. MacDonald)."" Robert A. Heinlein's book ""The"
"Robert ""Rob Roy"" McGregor Campbell: The titular hero of the novel, initially appearing only briefly and mysteriously and almost always to assist Frank in some way. Leader of a band of Highlanders, he is an honest and upright highland gentleman, who has been forced into a life of blackmailing and reiving, at which he excels, being strong, bold, crafty, and fearless. Notorious throughout the Western Highlands, he is either loved or hated by other clans. He is married to Helen, and has two sons, young men of about 20 years old. Diana ""Die"" Vernon: The beautiful, intelligent and unconventional teen-aged"
"now being reprinted by Egmont, with illustrations from Lucy Truman. The first seven books were published in 2016, with more to come in 2017. Additionally, all fourteen titles are widely available as ebooks. Trebizon Trebizon is a series of school story novels by Anne Digby set in the fictional school of that name. The fourteen novels were published between 1978 and 1994. Like Enid Blyton's much earlier creation, Malory Towers, Trebizon is located in Cornwall. The novels follow the protagonist Rebecca Mason from when she joins the school in the second form through to the end of her fifth year."
"using speed and alcohol. The chapter's title refers to an Iggy Pop lyric, which Tommy vehemently affirms. The Glass - Narrated by Renton. Focuses on his ""friendship"" with Begbie. Renton, Begbie and their girlfriends meet up for a drink before going to a party, but it ends when Begbie throws a glass off a balcony, hitting someone and splitting open their head. After this, Begbie smiles at Renton and proceeds to announce to the party he will find whoever threw that glass before attacking random innocent people in the pub and setting off a huge pub brawl. Renton concludes his"
"Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller novels, most notably the Robert Langdon stories, ""Angels & Demons"" (2000), ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2003), ""The Lost Symbol"" (2009), ""Inferno"" (2013) and ""Origin"" (2017). His novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, art, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 56 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, ""Angels & Demons"" (2000), ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2003) and ""Inferno"" (2013) have been adapted into"
"that Granty is dead and his girlfriend has disappeared with the money, prompting them to beat Jackie, whom they knew to have been sleeping with her. Inter Shitty - Narrated by Begbie. Begbie and Renton have pulled an unknown crime and have decided to lie low in London. The chapter covers their train journey. Na Na and Other Nazis - Narrated by Spud, who has managed to kick heroin. He visits his grandmother, where his mixed-race uncle Dode is staying. He recounts the trouble that Dode has had with racism growing up, particularly an event when he and Spud went"
"capitals, and Nikki's are quotes from the chapter, for example ""...A SIMON DAVID WILLIAMSON PRODUCTION..."". Each narrator is associated with a distinctive prose style. Renton, Sick Boy, and Nikki's chapters are written almost entirely in ""standard"" English while Begbie and Spud's chapters are in Scots. For example, in Chapter 25, Spud narrates, ""So ah'm downcast git intae the library, thinkin tae masel"" (""So I'm downcast when I get into the library thinking to myself""). He also repeats certain words when talking such as ""catboy"" or ""cat"", ""likes"" or ""likesay"", and ""ken?"" Begbie often swears a lot during his chapters. Sick"
"Begbie, who beats up an innocent man after having seen his alcoholic father in the disused Leith Central railway station. A Leg-Over Situation - Narrated by Renton. Renton goes to see a previous drug dealer, Johnny Swann, who has had his leg amputated due to heroin use. Winter in West Granton - Narrated by Renton. Renton goes to visit Tommy, who is dying of AIDS. A Scottish Soldier - Third person narration. Johnny Swann is reduced to begging, pretending to be a soldier who lost his leg in the Falklands War. Swann is quite optimistic and exclaims that he is"
"Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain is a 1943 children's historical fiction novel by Esther Forbes set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, courtship, sacrifice, human rights, and the growing tension between Patriots and Loyalists as conflict nears. Events described in the novel include the Boston Tea Party, the British blockade of the Port of Boston, the midnight ride of Paul Revere, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. The book won the 1944 Newbery Medal and is the 16th bestselling children's book as of the year"
"Trebizon Trebizon is a series of school story novels by Anne Digby set in the fictional school of that name. The fourteen novels were published between 1978 and 1994. Like Enid Blyton's much earlier creation, Malory Towers, Trebizon is located in Cornwall. The novels follow the protagonist Rebecca Mason from when she joins the school in the second form through to the end of her fifth year. A major theme throughout the series is Rebecca's burgeoning talent for tennis. Other major characters include Rebecca's two best friends, Tish Anderson and Susan Murdoch, and her boyfriend Robbie Anderson. The series is"
"interests Nikki. Danny 'Spud' Murphy has been regularly attending group sessions in an attempt to kick his drug habit. His relationship with his partner Alison is estranged and Spud feels like he has become a burden on her. He considers his life insurance policy and contemplates suicide. Meanwhile, in Amsterdam, Mark Renton is co-owner of a successful nightclub. One night, a DJ from his hometown (Carl Ewart from Welsh's previous novel ""Glue"") plays at one of his clubs and recognises him. When Sick Boy learns of Terry's operation, he offers the use of the upstairs bar to shoot some scenes."
"Rucka, and Mark Waid as themselves. Morrison lives and works in Scotland and Los Angeles. Film Television Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and playwright. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including DC Comics's ""Animal Man"", ""Batman"", ""JLA"", ""Action Comics"", ""All-Star Superman"", Vertigo's ""The Invisibles"", and Fleetway's ""2000 AD"". He is the current editor-in-chief of ""Heavy Metal"". He is also the co-creator of the Syfy TV series ""Happy!"" starring Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt. Grant Morrison was born in Glasgow, Scotland in"
"her mental issues in this new world, the final issue of Morrison's run had Robotman locate Jane as she was about to kill herself and take her to live with Cliff within the confines of Danny the Street. Morrison left the book with issue #63, and Rachel Pollack took over writing the book the next issue. Pollack's first issue was also the first under the new Vertigo imprint of DC Comics (although the trade paperback editions of Morrison's work do bear the imprint, the original issues did not). Returning characters for Rachel Pollack's run included Cliff Steele, Niles Caulder (kept"
"Angels & Demons Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books and then by Corgi Books. The novel introduces the character Robert Langdon, who recurs as the protagonist of Brown's subsequent novels. ""Angels & Demons"" shares many stylistic literary elements with its sequels, such as conspiracies of secret societies, a single-day time frame, and the Catholic Church. Ancient history, architecture, and symbology are also heavily referenced throughout the book. A film adaptation was released on May 15, 2009. The book contains several ambigrams created by real-life typographer John"
"other but without having sex. They wake up next the morning having missed the bells, Renton being hauled down to the pub for the Hibs-Hearts game. In the pub Begbie tells him that he's working for local gangster Davie ‘Tyronne’ Power. There's trouble and confusion after the game, but all Renton can think of is getting up to Swanney's for gear. 36. Notes on an Epidemic 5 – Third person narration, on the story of the shadowy figure American Andy, the ‘Johnny Appleseed’ of AIDS. 37. The Art of Conversation – Narrated by Begbie. Franco, who in passing mentions June's"
"business development grant to turn the upper floor of Sick Boy's pub into a brothel. Veronika and Renton begin an affair, while Spud also joins in the renovation, befriends Veronika, and, inspired by Veronika, decides to write his memoirs. One of Sick Boy's blackmail targets reports him to the police, and Renton seeks legal advice from his former girlfriend, Diane, a high-priced solicitor. The proceeds of their crimes are used up in legal fees and Sick Boy's cocaine habit. Meanwhile, Begbie is hunting for Renton, determined to kill him. Begbie visits Spud, and in reading his memoirs, discovers that Renton"
"Witches""."" Common Sense Media said that ""this sweeping tale of redcoats and revolutionaries has a lot to offer"" and remarked, ""Forbes, a historian, writes with detail and precision, imbuing historical events with life and passion that is often lacking in textbooks."" Johnny Tremain Johnny Tremain is a 1943 children's historical fiction novel by Esther Forbes set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, courtship, sacrifice, human rights, and the growing tension between Patriots and Loyalists as conflict nears. Events described in the novel include the Boston"
"discussing which chapters of the book would and would not translate into film. Hodge finished the first draft by December. Macdonald secured financing from Channel 4, a British television station known for funding independent films. Pre-production began in April 1995. Ewan McGregor was cast after impressing Boyle and Macdonald with his work on their previous film, ""Shallow Grave"". According to Boyle, for the role of Renton, they wanted the quality of Michael Caine's character in ""Alfie"" and Malcolm McDowell's character in ""A Clockwork Orange"", ""repulsive ... with charm ""that makes you feel deeply ambiguous about what he's doing."" McGregor shaved"
"BBC Radio 4 commissioned Above the Title Productions to make eighteen 30-minute adaptations of Douglas Adams' ""Dirk Gently"" books (including ""The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul"" and the unfinished ""The Salmon of Doubt""), running in three series of six episodes. The first series began on 3 October 2007 and features Harry Enfield as Dirk, Billy Boyd as Richard, Olivia Colman as Janice, Jim Carter as Gilks, Andrew Sachs as Reg, Felicity Montagu as Susan, Robert Duncan as Gordon, Toby Longworth as the Monk, Michael Fenton Stevens as Michael, Andrew Secombe, Jon Glover, Jeffrey Holland, Wayne Forester and Tamsin Heatley."
"running across the road to assault him. While Renton would have expected to feel happy by this he is heartbroken and comforts Begbie while he is taken to hospital. It is indicated that as Begbie slips into a coma he may have forgiven Renton. After learning that Begbie has fallen into a coma, Renton flees the country with Nikki and Diane, as well as Sick Boy's £60,000 made from a financial fraud. The book ends with Begbie suddenly coming awake as Sick Boy confesses everything in hope that Begbie will resume his bloodthirsty hunt for Renton. Welsh picks up upon"
"Marty Feldman, Barry Took, John Antrobus, Ray Rigby, David Cumming, Derek Collyer, Peter Miller, James Kelly, Peter Lambda, Stanley Myers, Tom Espie, Jack Rosenthal, Harry Driver, Patrick Ryan, John Smith and Doug Eden. The 1974 series was written by David Climie, Ronnie Cass and Lew Schwarz. Bootsie and Snudge are de-mobbed from their national service and are employed as handyman and hall porter respectively at the Imperial, a Pall Mall gentleman's club run by hot-headed secretary Hesketh Pendleton. One of their colleagues, the bumbling Henry Beerbohm Johnson, has worked at the Imperial for 40 years and to begin with believes"
"The Magic Faraway Tree (novel) The Magic Faraway Tree is a children's novel by Enid Blyton, first published in 1943. It is the second book in the series of novels ""The Faraway Tree"", in which Jo, Bessie and Fanny (renamed Joe, Beth and Frannie in later editions), the protagonists of the series, have their cousin Dick (renamed Rick in later editions) over to stay with them. They then introduce him to Silky, Moonface, Saucepan Man and all their other friends in the Magic Faraway Tree. In 2003 it was voted #66 in the BBC's Big Read poll to find the"
"Grant Morrison Grant Morrison, MBE (born 31 January 1960) is a Scottish comic book writer and playwright. He is known for his nonlinear narratives and countercultural leanings in his runs on titles including DC Comics's ""Animal Man"", ""Batman"", ""JLA"", ""Action Comics"", ""All-Star Superman"", Vertigo's ""The Invisibles"", and Fleetway's ""2000 AD"". He is the current editor-in-chief of ""Heavy Metal"". He is also the co-creator of the Syfy TV series ""Happy!"" starring Christopher Meloni and Patton Oswalt. Grant Morrison was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1960. He was educated at Allan Glen's School where his first portfolio of art was rejected by"
"differences than the original novel. Ken Stott starred as Rebus. Let It Bleed (novel) Let it Bleed is a 1995 crime novel by Ian Rankin. It is the seventh of the Inspector Rebus novels. The US edition has a final chapter which the UK edition does not have, as the author's 'Introduction' explains. Detective Inspector John Rebus and Frank Lauderdale start the book with a car chase across Edinburgh to apprehend kidnappers, culminating with the two youths they are chasing throwing themselves off the Forth Road Bridge and in Rebus being injured in a car crash. Rebus's upset over this"
"to justice before they can alter the past. Dan Parkinson (author) Daniel Edward Parkinson (March 19, 1935 – May 10, 2001) was an American author who produced over 40 books published in several genres, including naval fiction, westerns (over twenty, of which three were published posthumously), science fiction and fantasy novels. He was born in Liberal, Kansas. His naval fiction included a series featuring the character Patrick Dalton and is set during the American War of Independence. Dalton is an Irishman and a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, falsely accused of treason. Throughout the four-volume series, Dalton remains loyal to"
"Mark Holton Mark Douglas Holton (born April 2, 1958) is an American actor, best known for portraying Francis Buxton in ""Pee-wee's Big Adventure"" (1985), Chubby in the ""Teen Wolf"" film series and Ozzie in ""Leprechaun"" (1993). Holton was born in Oklahoma City. He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Holton's professional breakthrough came with the role of Francis Buxton, Pee-Wee Herman's nemesis in the blockbuster comedy ""Pee-wee's Big Adventure"" (1985). He found further fame as high school basketball player Chubby in the werewolf comedies ""Teen Wolf"" (1985) and ""Teen Wolf Too"" (1987). His mainstream visibility grew with supporting roles"
"The Enemy (Bagley novel) The Enemy is a first person narrative espionage thriller novel by English author Desmond Bagley, first published in 1977. In 2001 it was made into a movie, starring Roger Moore, Luke Perry and Olivia d'Abo. Malcolm Jaggard calls himself an economist, but is really working for British Intelligence. He is engaged to Penelope Ashton and was spending a weekend at her parent's home when her sister was viciously attacked by a stranger who threw acid on her face. Malcolm uses his position to investigate the Ashtons and finds to his surprise that the identity of her"