Stuart a Life backwards by Alexander Masters

This book, I bought it without knowing what kind of literature it would be. When I was going towards the cashier, I saw the bestseller section and by looking though the covers, this book cover was most eye-catching to me. But once I opened the book, I kind of regret about the thoughtless purchase I made. But it was not a bad book, it just contained words that I didn’t understand and I saw many good reviews about this book.

Main character in this book is Stuart, who used to be drug addict homeless, and he met the author, Alexander Masters, on the streets by chance. When Masters was passing by the streets in Cambridge, Stuart got caught in his eyes. His home-made tattoo, which was an 'F' word, seven of his teeth missing, and his poor look was enough to catch Masters' eyes. When the author bent down to hear what Stuart was mumbling, he became interested about the world that homeless were living in.

Stuart’s suicidal side changed 180 degrees after he meets the author. He wanted go live ordinary life free from drugs and homeless life. He registers himself for council housing list, enters the program to quit heroine, and struggles to be out from the street community.

Stuart’s struggle and the author’s help to make him get back in to the society isn’t just an ordinary story. Even though I did not understand the whole story, I laughed on some parts of the story and it was hilarious. History about Stuart is just amazing and it is a total different world from ours. I saw many good reviews about this book and I recommend it to the ones who like interesting biographies.