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Irvine Welsh is deeply immersed in the seamy sides of life, but the tone of 'A Decent Ride' is never dark or brooding. It does not shy away from ugliness, but Welsh serves it up with irreverent humor and panache.

'Macbeth' finds the beating heart of Shakespeare's play, pulls it out, holds it in front of us to behold how real and vital it is, and stuffs it back in leaving us in either disgust or awe.