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alice_ca_glisse's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Lesbophobia
asourceoffiction's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'd forgotten how much fun Nick Hornby's books are to read. His world isn't shiny or glamorous; it's a little dull around the edges, messy and often regretful. But it's irreverent, funny and throws in the odd dose of hope. Quite a lot like life, really.
Music obsession has long been a Hornby staple, since High Fidelity, and here it brilliantly examines how the internet has changed the way people treat the music they love. The endless Tucker Crowe analysis (and how hilariously wrong so much of it turns out to be) is great to read; especially when a novice throws in an opinion that dares to differ from those of the self-professed Tucker Crowe scholars.
The characters are great, the story is fun and it's kind of delightfully mundane.
Music obsession has long been a Hornby staple, since High Fidelity, and here it brilliantly examines how the internet has changed the way people treat the music they love. The endless Tucker Crowe analysis (and how hilariously wrong so much of it turns out to be) is great to read; especially when a novice throws in an opinion that dares to differ from those of the self-professed Tucker Crowe scholars.
The characters are great, the story is fun and it's kind of delightfully mundane.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Alcoholism
rhymeswithnova's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Fails the Bechdel Test pretty miserably. It's a well-written novel, but I feel like Nick Hornby can't write a woman main character who doesn't build her entire life around desiring a man's companionship.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship
Minor: Car accident, Miscarriage, and Stalking
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