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If You Liked School, You'll Love Work (Paperback)

by Irvine Welsh (Author)
2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (5 Jul 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224075888
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224075886
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 128,854 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Scottish Review of Books
'I haven't read anything so entertaining fiction wise for a long
time... Irresistibly funny... Irvine Welsh is superbly comic'


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'Welsh's narrative control is so expert that he can elevate
anything.'

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Welsh back with the short story - but does he deliver?, 31 Jul 2007
By S. A. Tranter "Scott" (Edinburgh, Scotland.) - See all my reviews
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Its been 13 or so years since Welsh last published a collection of short stories. Welsh lacks somewhat(or even a lot) in this genre but at least his last collection "The Acid House" included such gems as "A soft touch", "The House of John Deaf", "Disnae Matter" and others...

..sadly "If you liked School you'll love work" has no such gems. The short stories are all rather flat and dry and without soul.

HOWEVER!...the novella "The Kingdom of Fife" contained within said collection is Welsh at his best - a star burst of comical/whimsical/dark/surreal/ energy...and the purchase of this collection is worth it for that novella alone.

A great Novella...shame about the short stories.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Such a shame, 11 Oct 2007
I've read all of Irvine Welsh's books (Filth & Glue being my favourites) but this just didn't hit the mark for me. I think he's maybe run out of ideas. The tales in here aren't bad but they're not what we've copme to expect from a guy that used to so easily have us laughing and hurling at the same time with his twisted humour.

I much more enjoyed Mark Hayhurst's Friday at the Nobody Inn, that reminded me of Welsh at his best and this is him at his worst.
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1.0 out of 5 stars A waste of time, 23 Sep 2007
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I have read all his work- some excellent, some good, some not so good. However this is his worst work yet- a waste of time.
Unlike most of his work these short stories seem to lack the peak shock/suprise that the others have.
They build up and fizzle out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect
The book came in good timing especially at christmas! it was in great condition and the person whos present it was loved it. thanks
Published 4 months ago by Ms. S. Russell

4.0 out of 5 stars A mixed assortment
In this collection of stories, Welsh writes with energy and imagination, developing five very different but interesting works. Read more
Published 8 months ago by DDH255

1.0 out of 5 stars A total waste of paper!!!
It's hard to imagine that this book was written by the same author who gave us Trainspotting and The Acid House. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mighty Meadow

3.0 out of 5 stars A case of 'writers block' perhaps?....
If You Liked School, You'll Love Work The first few words of the first story had me captivated but after a few pages, the story kind of lost it's way and I found myself losing... Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Joseph

1.0 out of 5 stars If you like Irvine Welsh borrow this but don't buy it
Hugely disappointing apart from The Kingdom of Fife which is Welsh at his best, the other stories are quite frankly rubbish and wouldn't be out of place in the 1970's horror... Read more
Published 10 months ago by D. Baron

4.0 out of 5 stars Partial return to form
There's an interesting spread of views on this book at the time of writing. I stopped reading Welsh after Glue, which I thought was dreadful. Read more
Published 11 months ago by molondas

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit of a curates egg
Many of the stories in this collection are along the lines of "Irvine Welsh writes Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected". Read more
Published 12 months ago by P. G. Harris

2.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Welsh..I don't think you'll love this book
I have to agree with the above reviews, (not such a good read)- alot of the ideas are other tales revisited; Roald Dahl: The Land lady.. Read more
Published 12 months ago by A. D. Grubb

1.0 out of 5 stars His worst book yet...
I though Bedroom Secrets of the Master Chefs was bad but this collection of dull stories isn't even worth reading. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jasewildheart

4.0 out of 5 stars still pulls out the laughs
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this book not one of his best but still plenty of laughs.Much better than expectations after reading some of the other reviews on here.
Published 16 months ago by C. R. Goodman

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