Six Stickers

by Adam Carroll-Smith

Adam Carroll-Smith never completed a football sticker album as a kid. Try as he might, he was always a few stickers short. After uncovering one of his long-lost, almost-finished albums, he decided now was the time to break that duck. Disillusioned and out of love with the modern game, he decided to track down and photograph the six players missing from his Premier League 1996 sticker book. Examining the changes to the world of football in the last 15 years, Six Stickers tells the story of Carroll-Smith's bid to complete his childhood album and rediscover his love for the game.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2012

Reviews

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

The preface to this book states that the author wanted to "write something that poked fun at all those 'immature man does a silly challenge' stories".

The trouble with satire is that it needs to be pitch perfect, as otherwise it will appear to be the very thing it intends to satirise. This book doesn't make it.

[Andrew Ritchie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this book.

It is nostalgic, sentimental and a bit daft in the best ways. The writing reminded me of a mix between Nick Hornby and Bill Bryson, it is genuinely laugh out loud funny.

If you had an obsession when you were young and like looking back fondly at happy memories then I think you'll love this book. If you ever collected anything that involved swaps then I'm sure you will.

A great fun and easy read.

[Sheila C. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice quick read on a sunny day.