DAVID HUGHES - WALKING THE DOG

I got this book the other day and I didn't put it down. It was recommended to me and I honestly thought i'd hate it but it really is a great book, very captivating; very interesting. The best way to say what the book is about is this blurb off Amazon:

'Approaching fifty, and warned by his doctor that he's drinking too much and needs to take more exercise, David Hughes is given a dog for his birthday - Dexter, a wire-haired fox terrier. Hughes' daily walks with Dexter form the spine of Walking the Dog. We eavesdrop on their encounters with fellow dog-walkers ('Hello Hector', 'Hello Chester'...) and on Hughes' thoughts as he plods along carrying a plastic bag of poo. He begins to remember moments from his past, dark memories of murder and violence. He explores his own fantasies and obsessions. From the gentle comedy of the early pages, Walking the Dog is transformed into something deeper and more disturbing.'

After reading this, it's really got me thinking about what I want to do with my project. I think I was reaching for something that would almost make the reader recoil in horror or feel bad about whats happening and I thought thats what I wanted but it's not. I think I just want to put something together that someones interested in. Just about things in Leeds...hmmmm