Product Description

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 "New York Post" 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. "What Did I Do Last Night?" is the sad, funny and brutally honest tale of his descent into uncontrollable excess.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105615 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

From the Publisher
The memoir of a boy who drank his way to the bottom before getting out alive... just...

About the Author
Tom is a freelance writer for magazine's such as Men's Health, Best Life and GQ. He trained as journalist at the Daily Telegraph and the Evening Standard and then moved to New York, where he became the bar columnist at the New York Post. He is currently based in the West of Ireland but visits his native UK regularly.

Customer Reviews

Gripping Read
This book is very funny, sad and tragic, all at the same time - it has all the classic ingredients of a good book. The writing is very immdeiate, it grabs you right away and you can't put it down. You can tell its all true - which makes it feel all the more worth it somehow. The author seems like he might have been a bit of a plonker before when he drank but by the end of the book you like him despite some of the things he did when he was pissed. He also has the ability to laugh at himself which always makes for a better read. If you want an unputdownable book - this should be next on your list.

Truely enjoyable book! Must read!
I brought this book after a recomendation in my university paper, I am not a great reader of books, but i manged to finish this one in 2 days! It is a warts and all biography in a way of Tom's stuggle with alcohol, drugs and money. I found it tremendously enjoyable and hard to put down. Please give this book a try, you will not be dissapointed.

Truthful and honest but missing that little something.
Excellent memoir about drink, drugs and the consequences. The best job an alcoholic could get - nightlife columnist in New York! Very honest account and quite uncomfortable in places.

I would have liked to read a little more about his recovery especially considering he didn't get it right first time.

Easy reading, I didn't feel empathy however which meant I couldn't become involved - I didn't understand how the things he did could happen consistently without his life being totally ruined. It possibly was but I felt this was the bit that was lacking - why did his girlfriend not leave him?

I would recommend it and I don't think the font size or page layout detracted from this excellent book.