Stuart: A Life Backwards Comments

  • Ole 2022-06-07 14:04:13

    I feel sad about Stuart’s encounter, and because of his situation, a devil was born in his heart. What surprised me was that Guavy, the older brother Stuart cared about, was the culprit of the devil; Shows the perseverance to watch BC... Tom Hardy makes me hard to recognize, but the acting is really good, but the appearance of BC has not changed...

Extended Reading
  • Augustine 2022-09-16 17:21:26

    There is no rewind in life, life is a game.

    Stuart suffered from muscular dystrophy as a child, was sent to a school for the disabled, was ridiculed and bullied by his classmates, suffered school violence, was bullied by his brother and his classmates at home, sexually assaulted, resisted for three years, his parents, family, and everyone...

  • Zelda 2022-09-29 19:09:19

    at the next stop in despair

    What killed the once little boy? The rickety man with muscular dystrophy, who was driving with both hands on the steering wheel at a speed of no more than thirty miles, muttered to himself. At that time, he could clearly see the lines on his fingers holding the steering wheel. With hate, like...

Stuart: A Life Backwards quotes

  • [Alexander plays a tape in his car that Stuart gave him]

    Stuart Shorter: Hi Alexander. It's Stuart.

    Alexander Masters: Hello, Stuart.

    Stuart Shorter: ...I've had lots to drink and that. I can't help reflect, about my brother, and my brother's friend. And they didn't believe me. And they didn't care. And the abuse, being asked to do things that I wouldn't have thought possible that anyone, could ask of an eleven year old. I just head-butted. And head-butted, and head-butted. The more you speak, the more you disbelieve. And no one listened to any thing I had to say. And I just sit here drinking, having mad conversations with myself. Talking about mutilating myself. Killing myself. Dragging down those who are responsible. I want to just lay down and die. I feel so dirty and fucking horrible. Hating and attacking anyone I get close to. I just wish there could be an escape from this madness.

  • Stuart Shorter: Know what, Alexander? I don't know myself what got me. But honest, sometimes... I think I'm the child of the Devil. I let the Devil in. Now I can't get him out. I tried... burning him out and cutting him out. He don't take no notice. Why should he? He don't wanna be homeless.