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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I didn't like this nearly as much as "how to be good." I just didn't relate to the mid-thirties male loser.
Maybe I was too young and of the wrong sex, but I remember this book being horribly self loathing to an irredeemable point. Maybe I should read it again? Meh.
I'm conflicted. I'm not in the best place to be reading a book like this, so that's my own fault for starting it. I do like Hornby's writing as a general rule, and there were brilliant, insightful paragraphs that made me pause and think about my own sad love life.
However, I don't like to read stories where I kinda hate the protagonist. He's a jerk, and if all the guys who've broken my heart have the same mindset that Rob does, then there's just zero hope of me ever being in a relationship ever again.
Like I said, not the right time for me to have read this book.
However, I don't like to read stories where I kinda hate the protagonist. He's a jerk, and if all the guys who've broken my heart have the same mindset that Rob does, then there's just zero hope of me ever being in a relationship ever again.
Like I said, not the right time for me to have read this book.
Tons of great quotes, and at times actually made me laugh out loud.
The book pulled me in pretty quickly but I thought towards the end it really seemed to slow down. I could only take so much of Rob's bitter pessimism before it started to grow stale for me.
The book pulled me in pretty quickly but I thought towards the end it really seemed to slow down. I could only take so much of Rob's bitter pessimism before it started to grow stale for me.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Main character lacked any awareness or personal growth throughout the entire story.
Nothing happened. He suffered. He learned nothing.
I deeply regret spending so much time trapped in the brain of a mediocre white man. I held out in hope of a miracle of insight of a spark of enlightenment but none came and I wish I had just DNR’ed it. There were exactly two moments that I appreciated the actual writing but those two sentences were not worth the time wasted finding them.
Nothing happened. He suffered. He learned nothing.
I deeply regret spending so much time trapped in the brain of a mediocre white man. I held out in hope of a miracle of insight of a spark of enlightenment but none came and I wish I had just DNR’ed it. There were exactly two moments that I appreciated the actual writing but those two sentences were not worth the time wasted finding them.
I did a "one of our favorites" book swap with a friend and this is what he wanted me to read. He said I would learn a lot about the male mind. I did learn a few things, and one of those is that in a lot of ways, men and women are not so different. In other ways, we definitely are. I liked this. It made me laugh. It made me sigh. It was quite enjoyable, and I will watch the movie soon.
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
Having re-read the novel I think it still stands up.