minnie's review
Stuart : A Life Backwards
by Alexander Masters
Have this onn TBR pile, Minnie - thanks for the great review - must try to get it read this month/year - so many books, so little time... ;-)
minnie's review
Stuart : A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters
minnie's review
rating:
bookshelves:
non-fiction
recommended for: Everyone
This biography tells the life story of Stuart Shorter, a homeless knife wielding nutter, from the present back to his childhood, to explain how he went from being a happy go lucky little boy to a homeless drug addict. I loved this book, but read it with a sense of foreboding, knowing that it was going to go back to some horrible events in his childhood , and it does. The book jumps back and forth quite a bit, some of it is funny as Stuart tells of his various stints in prisons all over England, and his method of not getting bullied in prison- to establish yourself as the resident psycho. Stuart’s conversations with Alexander Masters are priceless, and the two become friends, even though Alexander finds Stuart’s chaotic lifestyle frustrating and constantly seeks answers. Their hilarious conversation where Stuart explains what a “rung” car is, proves what different worlds they come from. I liked the way Masters shows us the writing of the book, and we see Stuart’s reaction to...more
Have this onn TBR pile, Minnie - thanks for the great review - must try to get it read this month/year - so many books, so little time... ;-)