A Review of Stuart A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters

The book tells the story of Stuart Shorter a homeless person who is also a junkie, alcoholic, thief and ex convict. As the title suggests Stuart's life is told in reverse tracing his life from the present time to his childhood.
However I did not get that far. I've never been comfortable with books that deal with these sorts of issues particularly drugs. I found the book depressing and as a result could not finish it. I appear to be very much in the minority judging by the many good reviews this book has received. In deed there are plans to make it into a film but it is not a film I will be watching.
Tony Riley