Stuff about Memoir

This felt brutally honest at points. I’m really surprised at some of the stories he tells.

If half of this book is true Billie Holiday had an extraordinary life. I’m guessing William Dufty is the author, but her voice shines through this.

I got this from the library. It’s absolutely heartbreaking, that poor girl.

Jarvis Cocker having a clear out of his loft space talking through some of the things he finds. I didn’t know much about him really, but fancied something quite light to read and it was on offer. I’m glad I picked it, I found his perspective on life and music interesting, it seems he’s a fellow awkward nerd that often operates in a lower gear than the rest of the world.

This book feels like a long essay, it’s about how and why an uncompetitive introvert finds meaning in running every day. He ran almost every day for around 25 years at the time of writing, having run a marathon every year.