List of the Lost, the début novel by Morrissey, was published yesterday to wild acclaim from Morrissey fans and mild amusement from everyone else.
#ListoftheLost is a clunky series of digressions from a barely existent plot. Thinly-drawn characters with scant imagery. Haughty crap.
— Alex Allen Skirvin (@alexskirvin) September 24, 2015
While fans rushed to leave five star reviews on Amazon, Twitter was less kind, particularly with regard to a rather grim sex scene in the novel which refers to a male character’s “bulbous salutation”, a phrase which was soon trending on the microblogging site.
That sex scene. Possibly NSFW, or anywhere else.
This is precisely why I stopped sexting with Morrissey. #BulbousSalutation
— David Jack (@DamJef) September 24, 2015
Delays to the Piccadilly, District, Circle and HS & City lines due to a bulbous salutation at Hammersmith.
— TLF Travel Alerts (@TlfTravelAlerts) September 24, 2015
I have spent far too much of the day singing #BulbousSalutation to the tune of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) September 24, 2015
Despite these misgivings, and despite damning reviews in the press – including one with the stark warning “Do not read this book” – List of the Lost is today one of Amazon UK’s top twenty best selling books, and number 1 in the “Gothic romance” category.
My review of Morrissey's List of the Lost: "I started something I couldn't finish."
— John Self (@john_self) September 24, 2015
