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The Young Team
by Graeme Armstrong (2020)
★4.40(10)
Like 'skagboys irvine', this gritty novel explores youth, violence, and class in Scotland.
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skagboys irvine
by welsh (2012)
★4.21(29 ratings)
Mark Renton seems to have it all: he's the first in his family to go to university, he's young, has a pretty girlfriend and a great social life. But Thatcher's government is destroying working-class communities across Britain, and the post-war certainties of full employment, educational opportunity and a welfare state are gone. When his badly handicapped younger brother dies the family bonds start to weaken, his life flips out of control, and he succumbs to the defeatism and the heroin which has taken hold in Edinburgh's grimmer areas
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Kill Your Friends
by John Niven (2008)
★3.11(18)
Similar to 'skagboys irvine', this book offers a dark, satirical look at ambition and the music industry.
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream
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Like 'skagboys irvine', this offers a wild, drug-fueled journey with a raw, unflinching narrative.
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A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess (1962)
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Echoing 'skagboys irvine', this features a brutal, slang-filled exploration of youth and societal breakdown.
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Junky
by William S. Burroughs (1953)
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Like 'skagboys irvine', this is a stark, unflinching portrayal of drug use and life on the fringes.
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