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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i hope i am not as grumpy and stubborn when im 35 as Rob tends to be in High Fidelity. Laura is the best!! 🐐🐐 People are not their hobbies, maybe old relationships are always grey, never just black and white. Clever writing and overtly truthful at times, but man the main guy is really hard to side with most of this book
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am giving this a 3.5 overall because, whilst it's extremely compelling, it's really not what I think I like, but maybe I don't know what I like- I've read a Nick Hornby before and felt exactly the same, How To Be Good, (although this is better than that in my opinion) and am still planning on searching out his others to have a go at! I think there is a difference between loving the concept of something and appreciating that something is well written, either can end up giving you a good book but both together would be a 5/5. I didn't like the main character really, and what sympathy I had for him was more pity, but writing that can ellicit substantial emotion, whether enjoyable or otherwise has to be good, right! It was deffo a page turner, like his other that I read and my ADHD brain is motivated by his penchant for short chapters. In the end yes, I would recommend. Modern classic innit (I'm a 90s baby)
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism
Rob es el protagonista más insufrible de esta vida, y ahora me toca ver la peli y aguantarlo de nuevo. Laura, una genia. Te quiero Laura, bótale a Rob de una vez por todas.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Books are Sick July Book Club Pick
The growth and maturing in the back half just wasn't enough to balance out the ridiculous behavior of Rob in the first half. May just be a sign of the times with this being written in the 90s, but the toxic traits + Peter Pan syndrome was a little too much these days. Very curious to watch the movie adaptation as I'm guessing they make Rob more likable with Cusack.
The growth and maturing in the back half just wasn't enough to balance out the ridiculous behavior of Rob in the first half. May just be a sign of the times with this being written in the 90s, but the toxic traits + Peter Pan syndrome was a little too much these days. Very curious to watch the movie adaptation as I'm guessing they make Rob more likable with Cusack.
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes