erin's review
Stuart: A Life Backwards
by Alexander Masters
erin's review
Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
erin's review
rating:
recommended for: everyone
I read this in two days. I loved the humorous approach to a difficult subject, but perhaps it was easier to understand in that it takes place in England, not in America.
Stuart has a larger than life presence and the biographer has normal human responses to Stuart, and doesn't gloss him up and make him appear less trying or annoying. There is a tenderness regarding his subject, but Alexander Masters maintains his humor and frustration throughout, lending a more realistic approach to the subject of homelessness, and society and government response to the problem we all ignore daily.
A great read, perhaps because it was surprisingly funny and sad and honest.
Suggested for all to read.
Stuart has a larger than life presence and the biographer has normal human responses to Stuart, and doesn't gloss him up and make him appear less trying or annoying. There is a tenderness regarding his subject, but Alexander Masters maintains his humor and frustration throughout, lending a more realistic approach to the subject of homelessness, and society and government response to the problem we all ignore daily.
A great read, perhaps because it was surprisingly funny and sad and honest.
Suggested for all to read.
