History Literature / Glue

'''''Glue''''' features the {{Trainspotting}} crew rather more frequently than some of the other works in Welsh's SharedUniverse, for example a comedic meeting with Spud during a house break-in. In turn, the former's sequel {{Porno}} features Terry in a prominent role, along with Billy's brother Rab. Several other characters make cameo appearances. The Glue lads received a short story in the '''''Reheated Cabbage''''' anthology several years later.

* DirtyCoward: "Polmont" McMurray is clearly kissing up to Dozo and the big boys for protection in a harsh, bleak scheme. He won't try on anyone harder than him without backup. He also barges his way in on Gail, taking Gally's daughter for himself in the process.

*** Gent hammers various fans so fast and viciously they have no chance to react. He also attempts [[GreviousBottleyHarm]] but the glass doesn't break.

*** Gent hammers various fans so fast and viciously they have no chance to react.
*** Franco [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cracks a Hun with a surprise elbow to the face]], [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinting at his future sneak attacks]] in which he will utilise a barbaric arsenal of ImprovisedWeapon tools.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Gents won't let Polmont dare to attack an old, frail watchman during the copper bale heist.

*** Franco [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cracks a Hun with a surprise elbow to the face]], [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinting at his future sneak attacks]] in which he will utilise a barbaric arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon]]s.

* DirtyCoward: Polmont is clearly kissing up to Dozo and the big boys for protection in a harsh, bleak scheme. He also barges his way in on Gail, taking Gally's daughter for himself in the process.

** Its worth noting what everyone does in the brawl against Rangers:
*** Franco [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cracks a Hun with a surprise elbow to the face]], {{Foreshadowing}}hinting at his future sneak attacks in which he will utilise a barbaric arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon]]s.

*** Franco [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cracks a Hun with a surprise elbow to the face]], {{Foreshadowing hinting at his future}} sneak attacks in which he will utilise a barbaric arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapon]]s.

*** Franco [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cracks a Hun with a surprise elbow to the face]], {{Foreshadowing hinting at his future}} sneak attacks in which he will utilise a barbaric arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeaponUser]].

*** Franco [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cracks a Hun with a surprise elbow to the face]], [[Foreshadowing hinting at his future]] sneak attacks in which he will utilise a barbaric arsenal of [[ImprovisedWeapons]].

* [[ViolentGlaswegian Violent Edinburgher]]

* TheDragon: Martin Gentleman, a hulking monstrosity of a man who serves as Doyle's right hand.

'''''Glue''''' is the fourth novel Creator/IrvineWelsh , published in 2001, concerning friendship, drugs, sex and getting by in a working class neighbourhood of Edinburgh. It charts the development and camaraderie of four ragtag lads at the beginning of four consecutive decades each; [[TheSeventies 1970]] through to the TurnOfTheMillennium.

* BigBad: Dozo Doyle and his limited, schemie aspirations of a criminal empire.

* FootballHooligans

* [[ViolentGlaswegian Violent Edinburgher}}

* ViolentGlasgwesian

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'''''Glue''''' features the {{Trainspotting}} crew rather more frequently than some of the other works in Welsh's SharedUniverse, for example a comedic meeting with Spud during a house break-in. In turn, the former's sequel {{Porno}} features Terry in a prominent role, along with Billy's brother Rab. Several other characters make cameo appearances. The Glue lads received a short story in the '''''Reheated Cabbage''''' anthology several years later.

Switching between the four protagonist's viewpoints and those of supporting characters, the novel features many of the stylistic and tonal devices employed by Welsh in {{Trainspotting}}. The accents are thick, the tone is claret black and the cynicism can be infectious. But counterpointing the despair are frequent moments of levity and optimism. Carl's father provides ten fundamental guidelines for surviving in the scheme, which prove to be the novel's ArcWords.

They are Billy Birrell, honourable street smart champion boxer; Terry "Juice" Lawson, easy going sex crazed layabout; Andrew "Gally" Galloway, TroubledButCute heroin addict who is estranged from his family; and Carl "N-Sign" Ewart, chemical DJ prodigy who supports Hearts, much to the dislike of his Hibee mates. We follow them through childhood upheavals, small time theft, casual battles with Scotland's teams, holidays to Europe, struggles with the local scheme gangsters and the all-important pursuit of women so as "to get their hole" and perhaps more besides.

Large chunks of the novel are written in heavily accented, stream-of-consciousness style. The initial challenge is to figure out who the main characters are, whose points of view are being shown, which of the dozens of nicknames refer to which people, and what personalities they've got. Because of this, the novel pretty much starts out as an incomprehensible trip -- but after a few chapters, things start to click and the plot starts to unfold.

'''''Glue''''' is the fourth novel Creator/IrvineWelsh , published in 2001, concerning friendship, drugs, sex and getting by in a working class neighbourhood of Edinburgh. It follows four Scottish lads at the beginning of four consecutive decades each; [[TheSeventies 1970]] through to the TurnOfTheMillennium.

The story follows a group of young Scottish men who are close friends, and their lives of drinking, sex, family problems, HIV, death, and most of all, heroin addiction. The protagonists are Mark Renton, an on-and-off heroin junkie, and his friends Tommy, Danny "Spud" Murphy, Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson, and Francis Begbie; childhood pals, they are beginning to drift apart. It's all very darkly humorous ''and then a baby dies''. Noted for its cynical and occasionally shocking tone, the novel has been called "the voice of punk, grown up, grown wise and grown eloquent".

'''''Glue''''' is the fourth novel Creator/IrvineWelsh , published in 2001, concerning friendship, drugs, sex and getting by in a working class neighbourhood of Edinburgh. It follows four Scottish lads at the beginning of four consecutive decades each; [[1970 TheSeventies]] through to the TurnOfTheMillenium.

Large chunks of the novel are written in heavily accented, stream-of-consciousness style. The initial challenge is to figure out who the main characters are, whose points of view are being shown, which of the dozens of nicknames refer to which people, and what personalities they've got. Because of this, the novel pretty much starts out as an incomprehensible trip -- but after a few chapters, things start to click and the plot starts to unfold.

'''''Glue''''' is the fourth novel Creator/IrvineWelsh , published in 2001, concerning friendship, drugs, sex and getting by in a working class neighbourhood of Edinburgh. It follows four Scottish lads at the beginning of four consecutive decades each; the 70s through to the [[TurnOfTheMillenium]].

'''''Glue''''' is the fourth novel Creator/IrvineWelsh , published in 2001, concerning friendship, drugs, sex and getting by in a working class neighbourhood of Edinburgh.