The Book Of Fuck
2004, Wrecking Ball Press (UK) / Baldini Castoldi & Dalaia (Italy)
"Take Holden Caulfield and put him in a squalid and perpetually hungover London. Myers sets his book in the grey surrounds of medical surgeries, the city's nerve centre, piss-stinking alleys and Orwellian call centres.....There's an almost metaphysical care taken with the details of things; stains of sweat, spilled drinks, damp and sperm; a smile from an angelic check-out girl gives meaning to the whole of existence. In this world it is perfectly normal to become completely consumed with a snail trail on the asphalt."
"And then there's the search for something - the God of Fuck, a transgressive, almost prophetic rock star who has retired from the spotlight to lead a solitary existence after an attack. Driven by the need for money, always more money, the lead character devotes seven days and seven nights to searching for him. Humour, heavy metal and a certain satanic, panic-stricken angst fill out the rest of the background..." Rolling Stone
"Something odd but irresistible that's both poetry and prose... yet neither one nor the other." Time Out
"I would strongly recommend this book as being more fun than just about any I've read in a long time. I have no doubt that The Book Of Fuck will find its place as an underground classic - part of the anti-canon in which I suspect the works of such as Bukowski, de Sade, Anais Nin, Celine, Hamsun, Bataille, and others will always reside parallel to the official canons of the academies." Gerald Locklin
"In a world of scrubbed-up pop-star tossers, the counter culture still burns fiercely." City Life
"A homage and a pisstake of the twilight world of music journalism...a mix of furious punning, musical musing and starving artist clichés twisted into new shapes, all set against his love of London's squalid glamour." Spike
"The Book Of Fuck is an entertaining and brave voyage into the realms of 'gonzo' literature. Fast-paced, witty and full of surprises, this book goes a long way to fill the void between British and US styles of writing. Influenced heavily by the late-great writers of a depressed America, Myers has captured a certain style and uniquely made it his own. Highly recommended." Amazon