The plot…Boy meets girl, loses her, attempts to woo her back while keeping afloat a record shop and unruly employees in a trendy area of London.
The good bits…You’ll be laughing through the majority of this book and feeling quite sad at other parts. Fast paced and full of the vitality of reflecting on rather a disastrous life. Each character is full of life and you end up loving them all. It is a real story with what you feel like real people, all down to the beauty of Hornby’s writing.
The bad bits…Brutally honest Rob, tells us his secrets warts and all. You will dislike him passionatly at times yet there is something so good in him that you can’t help thinking that he is just a human prone to mistakes like us all. You may want him to just get on with life and get his act together but this confliction of opinion makes this point more a good bit than a bad. Afterall, it makes for a good read.
Worth a mention…By the time you have counted up all the records mentioned throughout the book you’ll have a pretty good play list. This book was chosen to have a special ‘tattoo’ cover design as part of the Penguin Ink collection.
When should you read it…When you feel in the mood to reflect on life, its good and bad bits. Just make sure you read it alongside a good set of records on a night in when everyone is on a night out.
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Ash,Thanks for following my blog. I’ve never read Hornby (I’ve seen the “High Fidelity” and “About a Boy” eomivs, though). He seems like an interesting writer though, and a lot like me in book-buying habits. I have read the “Curious Incident,” and I thought it was alright. It’s certainly an original and uniquely written book. I’m curious about why Hornby wasn’t able to harshly criticize books. Here in England you’re not allowed to write someone a negative job reference, as it’s considered libel. Maybe it’s something like that. Anyway, happy reading!-Isaac