Since its first publication ten years ago Boyracers has established itself as a contemporary Scottish cult classic. It is a totally fresh, savvy and supremely honest take on being young, naive and hopeful, and the pains of living life at hyperspeed in a mad pop-culture world. It is fast, pacy and funny - an exhilarating joyride through the formative years of four Falkirk teenagers. Alan has contributed an Afterword to this special anniversary edition.
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'A terrific yarn... superb from start to finish' - FHM
'There is real emotion here, and gutsiness... a feeling for language so passionate it shames the dullness of so many sentences that make it into print' - Sunday Herald
'Required reading for those who understand and live its message' - The Herald --The Herald
'There is real emotion here, and gutsiness... a feeling for language so passionate it shames the dullness of so many sentences that make it into print' - Sunday Herald
'Required reading for those who understand and live its message' - The Herald --The Herald
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Alan Bissett was born in Falkirk in 1975 and attended the University of Stirling. He is the editor of the collection Damage Land: New Scottish Gothic Fiction. This is his first novel.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a classic novel about the sometimes troublesome youths of our towns. The only point I would dispute in the other reviews is that this is primarily for young people. I believe, rather, that it should be required reading for the often intolerant older folks, a bit like myself, who had forgotten the uncertainties of being young in today's society. Peer group pressure is stronger than ever nowadays, and Alan Bisset's skill in drawing readers of any age into the lives and private thoughts of the young people in the book is nothing short of remarkable. I still hate 'boyracers' cutting me up, mind you, but now I feel I know why they do it! I am recommending this novel to my friends.
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Bissett's Boyracers is the journey of four friends, who travel in their prized and adored car, lovingly christened as Belinda. Alvin, at 15, is the runt of the gang. With a non-existent mother, a manic depressed father and in love with the, and I quote "pure healthiest" girl at school you are left with one unhappy teenager. Boyracers consists of Alvin tells us of his life in the fast lane and how he escapes his problems.
Yes, Falkirk exists and this book is a true insight into chaotic lifestyles teenagers are commonly associated with. I wrote about this book for my standard grade (don't laugh! I ended up gripped and passionate about this particular novel! Fantastic or as we in Glasgow like to say "Pure Dead Brilliant!"
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By Ally
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Got this book for my birthday (Even got it signed by Alan Himself!)
He hit the nail right on the head with this. Worked in Falkirk for years and got to know quite a lot of the guys on the Boy Racer Circuit he writes about.
Couldn't put the book down and as others have said, had you laughing out loud and telling people about parts of the book!
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No problems encountered. Arrived on time. 'Does what it says on the tin'. Good value for money. Would recommend to friends.
Published 4 months ago by Donna Forbes
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Loved it.................
At my age (over 60) this is not the sort of book I would have picked off a shelf but as it was reccommended to me I decided to give it a go. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ann Oliphant
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'Boyracers' is a wonderful coming of age story which gives us an insight into the lives of 4 teenage boys growing up in the Scottish town of Falkirk. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Loveliterature
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The reason i bought this book is because the writer read it to my class and it sounded funny so i orderd it. Read more
Published on 8 May 2011 by J. Vincent
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Simply, this is a great debut.
Its The Fast and the Furious, minus LA + teenage angst & highschool x pop culture and divided by falkirk = a book about my home town , the... Read more
Its The Fast and the Furious, minus LA + teenage angst & highschool x pop culture and divided by falkirk = a book about my home town , the... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2009 by Colonel Sebastian Moran
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Basic Coming of Age Novel
Bissett's debut novel is-underneath the stylistic semi-pyrotechnics and pop culture references-a fairly traditional angsty coming-of-age story. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2005 by A. Ross
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Boyracers is a fantastic read if you are a member of the right target audience. As a teenager living in Edinburgh I can fully relate to this book. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2004 by "pirie182"
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Proust on Ritalin
This novel is Proust on Ritalin, Irvine Welsh on hormones, with a touch of unbearded Iain Banks and (maybe) a bit Flannery o'Connoresque with it. Read more
Published on 5 July 2002
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Read it in 2 days. Couldn't put it down
I got this book just because I was intrigued by what someone could write about my old home town. After reading the first dozen pages (a couple of times to get used to the style) I... Read more
Published on 5 May 2002
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It's not quite a Jaguar
Vroom, vroom, parp, parp, yah-boo. I bought this because I like Ali Smith's books and she had a quote on the jacket, so I was expecting something subtle - no such luck. Read more
Published on 24 Feb 2002
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