There were parts of this short story collection which I absolutely hated. The writing, the characters, the plots, the pointless homophobia and the pointless misogynistic orientation of the plots. It certainly started out painfully labored as a collection with a couple of dire rambling stories stories. The thing I like about Welsh is the that the shock-factor is always character-driven, i.e. there's a purpose behind all the shock-tactics of drugs, sex, violence etc. but in the earlier stories I just couldn't find the purpose at all. But then there were stories like The Rosewell Incident and I Am Miami and that's when the collection hit it's stride and I regained my love for Welsh. The collection is worth the dross just to get to the little gems. Welsh is back. It's time for me to blather aboot this eminently readable collection of Welsh's short stories, spanning from 1994-2000. And what a cracker it is, too.Written in Welsh's typical vernacular, complete with his idiosyncratic sense of spelling and grammar, Reheated Cabbage captures the essence of Welsh's early writing in a fantastic collection of short stories which cover everything from pills and pals to aliens addicted to Embassy cigarettes who've learned the niceties of human culture from a Scottish geezer who's hiding out from the police on-board their ship.There's death too, of course - the collection starts with the story of a man who's so keen to catch the Hibs v.s. Hearts game that he leads his wife into the path of an oncoming train, and you can expect to witness the death of a junkie in the sad surroundings of a Scottish house party.But above all else, Reheated Cabbage offers you a chance to catch up with old friends, whether you're eating Christmas dinner with Begbie or you're catching up with Juice Terry and Carl 'N-Sign' Ewart in Miami.Meeting up with a middle-aged Carl and Terry is made all the more sweet by the reappearance of their former nemesis - Mr. Black from their schooldays. He's not quite the imposing figure that he used to be - in fact, by the end of his story, you'll just want to give him a hug.
What do You think about Tutta Colpa Dell'acido (2009)?
I like Irive Welsh, but I liked his writing better, before he moved to Florida.
—bowenarrow92
The last story, I thought was the worst, turned out to be the best.
—Dabomb42
great stories. loved the stories that tie in with glue
—Noshin
