He Died With a Felafel in His Hand

John Birmingham

John Birmingham is your battle hardened correspondent reporting from the world of the student flatshare. And it is all supposedly experienced at first hand. Two cases of rodent infestation, several drugs overdoses (one fatal), one cockroach story (especially gross) and countless police raids.

The constants are the fucked up lives, the unpaid bills, the mess. "Not recommended for landlords" as it says on the back cover.

We don't know how much of the material is real, how much is lovingly polished anecdote lifted from friends of friends and how much is simply made up. But who cares? The guy can really write. You just don't want him and his stoned friends on your tenancy agreement.