I struggled with this book to be honest.

There are some things in life that just pass me by. I went to see The Matrix at the cinema and didn’t have a clue what was going on after about 5 minutes - if that! It was much the same with this book too, and I was sorely tempted to give up and start something else but I stuck with it and I’m kinda glad I did.

A bit of a mouthful that title isn’t it?!

This was the first new book to hit the shelves following Michael Jackson’s death but it certainly won’t be the last.  It looks at his life in pretty broad strokes without really dwelling on any one period - this is both good and bad in that it really does cover his entire life but at the same time offers little new information for the reader.

Or is it?

The old saying is that there’s a good book in everyone, it’s just that few seem to take up the challenge of actually putting pen to paper.

I’ve always liked books, and always seem to have one (at least) on the go.  When you see things done well, it invariably makes you think you could do it just as well - whether it’s someone playing a sport, drawing a picture, playing an instrument or whatever.

Driving for 7 hours up motorway after motorway gives you plenty of time to think about stuff and realise exactly what it is you like or hate in the world.

Today I decided :

• Kirsty is most definitely The One, something I already knew but has been reaffirmed lately during our enforced time apart. Not having her with me every day is beginning to take it’s toll, but there’s nothing we can do about it so just have to get on with it.

• I’m going to try and write a book - can’t be that hard surely?

There are two kinds of books, those which pick me up by the scruff of the neck and drag me into the narrative right from the first chapter, the first page, the first line - and there are those which it’s a real struggle to get into for one reason or another.

Having read a few other Ben Elton books, I expected Blind Faith to follow the former route, but I actually found it really hard to get into for one reason or another.