I don't even know how to begin reviewing Stuart: A life Backwards. Well, I guess I should start at the beginning - which, of course, is actually the end of Stuart's story. Don't worry, it's not as confusing as it sounds. The book opens with Stuart Shorter, an "ex-homeless, ex-junkie psychopath", ...
Sitting here in my study, working on this book for the last four years, growing a little squalid in my habits, feeling I’m finally getting the hang of the man as I reach the last half (by which I mean, of course, the first half) of his life, the table and floor covered in photocopies of articles ...