Tom Sykes

Fast, funny and at times stupefyingly honest

Car-crash literature... But his honesty in the telling of it, not to mention the treatment of the brutal truths of addiction and recovery, make this required reading

I really enjoyed this book. I liked the drinking stories, and I liked the snowballing sense of shame and horror. But I think the best thing of all is the way it shows how addiction can be the result of hiding from emotions

Every now and then a writer like Tom Sykes shares his tales of wild excess, leaving out the moralising and self-pity, and you remember how fun the genre can be... You can't help feeling a measure of admiration for his dedication to hedonism. And he does have some great stories

A wild ride through the drug and alcohol-soaked nightlife of London and New York. It's smart, funny and the first completely truthful book about addiction I've ever read

He manages to make being an addict sound quite fun. He writes without being at all smug or sanctimonious

Tom had always drunk. Initially it was to escape the drudge of school and the distress of his rapidly disintegrating family, but as his career in journalism took off, so his alcohol consumption turned into a full-blown obsession. Having first run amok in London, it was landing the seemingly plum job of nightlife columnist at the <i>New York Post</i> that saw his life spiral completely out of control. Tom treated Manhattan as his Martini, until one day - hungover and alone - he realised he was totally out of his depth and, what's more, he didn't even care. <i>What Did I Do Last Night?</i> is the sad, funny and brutally honest tale of his descent into uncontrollable excess.

What Did I Do Last Night?

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Fast, funny and at times stupefyingly honest

Honest, funny, moving

Car-crash literature... But his honesty in the telling of it, not to mention the treatment of the brutal truths of addiction and recovery, make this required reading

Fast, funny and at times stupefyingly honest

Honest, funny, moving

Car-crash literature... But his honesty in the telling of it, not to mention the treatment of the brutal truths of addiction and recovery, make this required reading

Fast, funny and at times stupefyingly honest

Honest, funny, moving

Car-crash literature... But his honesty in the telling of it, not to mention the treatment of the brutal truths of addiction and recovery, make this required reading

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