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 enlarge | Author: Nick Hornby
Publisher: Riverhead Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  224 reviews
Sales Rank: 25446
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1.1
ISBN: 1594481938
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9781594481932
ASIN: 1594481938
Publication Date: May 2, 2006
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 Great book!!! May 28, 2008
I am a massive Hornby fan. I read all of his books, all of them are very enjoyable but this one tied the first place with High Fidelity. Personally, I love the way he used 4 main charactors to narrate one after another, it's a great way to alternate my own experience through the book. We have 1 middle-age man, 1 angry teenager, 1 conservative lady, and 1 young punk(not punk-as-in-punk-music). And I love them all! The plot is great too. They all met because they all one way or another found eachother on the rooftop while comtemplating jumping off it.
I do have to see that it's not funny in an American way, it is a dark-funny British story that you have to love their dark humor to get it. Be open-minded and read it, satisfaction guaranteed!!
***The worst of his book is Slam which is really for young adults but I read it anyway, it is ok but certainly his worst. Fever pitch is great, awesome for me because I am an Arsenal (English FOOTBALL team - real Football play by using your FEET) fan so (OH and the movie adaptation of this book is a TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL CRAP, why would they use it as a base at all is beyond me).
Great book! May 16, 2008
I found this book and it made me laugh, cry, and feel warm inside.
It is such a great book and I loved it.
an amazing read May 2, 2008
This book is a great read!!! I could not put it down. The dark humor and wit in it is amazingly funny. I highly suggest reading this book.
Wow!!! April 28, 2008
Amazing characters, wonderfully written. This is my first Nick Hornby book but it will not be my last!
Hilariously Dark Comic Journey! April 8, 2008
Nick has created diverse characters that captivate you from the first word. He manages to speak extremely eloquently in their unique voices.
Jess is my all time favorite with her surprisingly perceptive observations & wit which she pits against Martin in the funniest sparring matches & one-liners that will have you laughing out loud!
Incredibly insightful prose on a very bleak topic but if ever there is a reason to 'keep going another 90days' it is to be able to read books like this that turn things on their head & makes sense of the messy world we live in. Well done Nick - can't wait to read the restof your books :)
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