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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Death of parent
Such a well-drawn character Rob is. At 36, he's still working at the record store, still compiling top 5 lists, still infuriatingly childish and self-absorbed. We believe that the author loves this guy, even as he points out his flaws. We know why Laura, the ever patient, ever honest partner, tolerates him and tries to make him better. She, like the author, believes in his passion, as weird and eccentric as it is.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hated the main character until the last quarter of the book, but I think that was the point. Aggressively British. Hit hard to a thirtysomething who can on occasion be a scumbag.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Abortion
funny
reflective
sad
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
It seems I’ve aged much better than this book.
What once seemed so angsty-cool and relatable in my 20s now comes off as mostly pathetic and relentlessly self-absorbed. I found myself wanting to smack every last one of the male characters and then give a therapist referral to the women who keep putting up with their sh*t.
I do like the very end. Kudos to Hornby for that. But too little too late.
What once seemed so angsty-cool and relatable in my 20s now comes off as mostly pathetic and relentlessly self-absorbed. I found myself wanting to smack every last one of the male characters and then give a therapist referral to the women who keep putting up with their sh*t.
I do like the very end. Kudos to Hornby for that. But too little too late.
fast-paced
lighthearted
fast-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
reflective
slow-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
This exactly what you'd imagine from a story about a straight white man who owns a record shop in north london and just got dumped.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent
Couldn't relate to the protagonist in any way. Found it to be self indulgent and immature
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Read this on the days after my most terrible breakup to date.