Stuart: A Life Backwards, (Paperback)

from Secret7

Stuart...a challenging story, shared with sensitivity. Alexander Masters admits his difficulties in understanding the life Stuart leads but is determined to discover how Stuart has become who he is - learning about a life backwards. Stuart's story is horrifying, sad and funny all at the same time.

from vintage_vermin

I rushed out and bought this as soon as I saw the drama on TV (I only wish it had been the other way round). Fantastic book, really funny and really sad at the same time. The way it's written is very clever and perfect for the story. I like the way that the book is as much about Stuart's characte...

from allison.sivak

This book was both funny and chilling, irreverent in its narrator(s)' attitudes towards standard liberal assumptions about addiction, homelessness, and their root causes. The central question throughout this book is "what was the turning point?" for Stuart Shorter to become homeless. It is fascin...

from lesleymc

What an interesting way to write a biography. Begin at the end and end where it all began. I don't normally read books of this nature but I was drawn in by the reverse concept. It was well constructed, it made me interested in Stuart from the beginning wanting to read to the end to understand wha...

from glade1

Finished this brilliant book today. It is the story of a man who probably shares a lot in common with other homeless men but who has a unique voice and ability to share and contemplate his experiences. The narrative is quite disjointed, switching from the present (the story of the author's relati...