Have you read ''Trainspotting'' by Irvine Welsh? Thoughts?

I read that book like five times, and am reading it again now. I really love it, it’s fun, thought provoking, disturbing and at times, hilarious. Like the praise on the back of the book says, it deserves to sell more copies than The Bible.
(About heroin addicts in Scotland living their messed up lives, surounded by other freaks and psychos- a collection of anecdotes from several characters really, which eventually lead up to one big event.)
I also love the movie, and while it’s switched around a bit from the contents of the book and some parts are left out, it’s an excellent adaptation.
The insight from the characters in the book are really something, too.
So if you read this, or saw the movie, did you like it? Who’s your favourite character and all? I totally love Spud.