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A heartfelt story of a mature boy's effort to become young again, and an immature man's journey to act his age! To be honest, the ending isn't the finest, but it's still a decent read.

phlegmie's review against another edition

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5.0

Halfway through the book, I had the impression that About a Boy was just another book echoing what my mother told me during my early teens: to go against the norm and be myself despite what other people say. Don't get me wrong - I would've loved the book more had it ended that way. It was neither satisfying nor disappointing but rather too human. This is the second Hornby book I've gotten my hands on and I must say that he has yet to fail to open my eyes and see things in a different light, things that I've never paid attention to until now. Hornby takes human emotion and puts them into words that are sometimes too raw and beautiful for me to take in and I love it.

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3.0

It's OK. It's my fault why it's just OK because I came in expecting it to be a romantic book and I focused on the wrong woman to be the love interest. Just go into it knowing it's a coming of age book and you'll be fine

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emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cheryl1213's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A fairly easy read. Humor dominates, but there's a lot more lurking underneath.

Elements of the ending disappointed me even though I can see why they are treated as a positive

erishigekal's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

kfrit17's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Took a while to get into but kept coming back to it for a reason

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