Reading a book from Irvine Welsh, is unlike any other author. When I read both Filth, and Porno I wondered what a book by this author would be like if it were written in American English rather than Scottish English like those two books were. Now I have my answer. While The Sex Lives Of Siamese Twins is milder than both Filth and Porno, make no mistake it is an Irvine Welsh book.
It tells the story of Lucy, a personal trainer, who lives and works in Miami, who becomes a celebrity of the week for preventing a man from committing murder. Lena is a woman who manages to film Lucy prevent the man from committing the murder.
Then everything falls apart. The man attempting to kill the two other men is more than justified in killing them. Extreme left and right wing politicians weigh in and further divide the population regarding the attempted killing. the Lucy is extremely unbalanced yet makes it her personal mission to make Lena lose weight. Lena has a whole set of her own personal issues and feeds right in to Lucy's craziness.
The story skewers health fads, exercise routines, America's obsession with reality TV, and celebrity, political correctness, and every Miami stereotype.
Do not read this book if you are offended by any of the following:
1. Graphical sex
2. Extremely graphical lesbian sex
3. Excessive use of really every four letter word you can think of.
4. Making fun of and using nasty descriptions of overweight people.
5. Stereotyping of everyone especially gay people, of which Lucy and Lena and many of the characters turn out to be, or are Bi.
6. If you are at all politically correct, and can't laugh at some parts of it.
As I said an Irvine Welsh book is not for the faint of heart, but this book is entertaining in a very dark way. ( )

I think the blurb from The Sunday Times on the back cover best captures this book, "Welsh's novel makes for a boisterous, exuberant beach read". This is very engrossing (and sometimes disturbing) brain candy. Not his best work, but like James Ellroy, you know what you're going to get from Mr. Welsh.
My one complaint is the graphic, gratuitous sex scenes. I'm not a prude by any means, but the sex scenes were obviously written by a guy, for other guys. Which again, isn't necessarily bad, but is just a little incongruous coming from female characters. ( )

Cu greu am acceptat că este ceva în neregulă cu Lucy Brennan, daaar am decis că îmi place de ea oricum. Am luat cartea asta pentru autor și, deși nu e ea "Trainspotting", am citit-o cu plăcere, pentru că Lucy Brennan face ce vor mușchii ei, e sexi, agresivă și cu guriță murdară - un ideal, ce să mai!

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Reading a book from Irvine Welsh, is unlike any other author. When I read both Filth, and Porno I wondered what a book by this author would be like if it were written in American English rather than Scottish English like those two books were. Now I have my answer. While The Sex Lives Of Siamese Twins is milder than both Filth and Porno, make no mistake it is an Irvine Welsh book.
It tells the story of Lucy, a personal trainer, who lives and works in Miami, who becomes a celebrity of the week for preventing a man from committing murder. Lena is a woman who manages to film Lucy prevent the man from committing the murder.
Then everything falls apart. The man attempting to kill the two other men is more than justified in killing them. Extreme left and right wing politicians weigh in and further divide the population regarding the attempted killing. the Lucy is extremely unbalanced yet makes it her personal mission to make Lena lose weight. Lena has a whole set of her own personal issues and feeds right in to Lucy's craziness.
The story skewers health fads, exercise routines, America's obsession with reality TV, and celebrity, political correctness, and every Miami stereotype.
Do not read this book if you are offended by any of the following:
1. Graphical sex
2. Extremely graphical lesbian sex
3. Excessive use of really every four letter word you can think of.
4. Making fun of and using nasty descriptions of overweight people.
5. Stereotyping of everyone especially gay people, of which Lucy and Lena and many of the characters turn out to be, or are Bi.
6. If you are at all politically correct, and can't laugh at some parts of it.
As I said an Irvine Welsh book is not for the faint of heart, but this book is entertaining in a very dark way. ( )

Eine im Radio gehörte Rezension des Buches sprach mich an und ich kaufte das Buch. In der Regel bewerte ich Bücher (vor dem Kauf) auch danach, in welchem Verlag sie erschienen sind. Bücher aus dem Heyne-Verlag gehören nicht zu meinen bevorzugten Büchern. Aber, der Hinweis in der Rezension auf knallige, respektlose Sprache hat mich angesprochen. Eine fitnessbesessene Frau trifft auf eine dicke Unsportliche und wie beide miteinander umgehen wird geschildert. Beide scheinen traumatisiert, die Fitte hat eine extrem prollige Sprache und einen sehr negativ wertenden Blick auf ihre Mitmenschen. Die Fitnessbesessene macht es sich zur Aufgabe, die übergewichtige Frau von ihren Pfunden zu befreien. Nachdem ich den Auftakt des Buches ganz spannend fand, habe ich mich doch ziemlich schnell gelangweilt. Bis zur Mitte des Buches habe ich dann aber durchgehalten, dort erfuhr der Plot eine unerwartete Wendung, die mich das Lesen abbrechen und zum Ende des Buches blättern lies. Also, halb gelesen. Selten fesseln mich zur Zeit Romane, dieser gehört nicht dazu. Vielleicht, weil mich Romane um so mehr bewegen, um so mehr ich mich in der Geschichte wiederfinden kann. ( )