1.12k reviews for:

About a Boy

Nick Hornby

3.72 AVERAGE

sarahrigg's review against another edition

4.0

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The movie adaptation is okay, but the book is better.

trulyiris's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hrowntrizzle's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful 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

abraid1014's review against another edition

4.0

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I think I'd give this book more of a 3.5 rating, but I read it in just a couple days so that was enough to bump it up to the 4 star mark.

This was a cute, fluffy book. Kind of like chick lit, except written by a guy about a guy. Will is pretty much an asshole, but I think there's something in him that everyone can identify with. I think he grows up by the end of the book, but I think Hornby leaves that up to the reader to decide.

My only complaint is that I felt like the story was leading Will up to finding out something really deep about himself, and I don't feel like that ever happened. Maybe it did at the end, but the end felt like more of a small hiccup than a really meaningful ending.

peckywader17's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aunt_clara's review against another edition

4.0

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I really enjoyed this book. It was interesting reading about Will's transformation into a whole human being by helping Marcus transform into a normal boy.

exulted1's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted 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

sofipereyra's review against another edition

2.0

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2.5

Lo leí para mi clase de inglés. Me aburrió bastante, pero aprobé "eso es mucho muy importante" (?
Ojalá me den un mejor libro para la próxima...
La escritura es muy fácil para empezar a leer en inglés, tengan en cuenta eso.

vifi39's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted 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

jilliana_mckinnon22's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful inspiring slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes