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About a Boy

Nick Hornby

3.72 AVERAGE

syndi3's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I do not remember much about About a Boy. Something about an adult being childish and a child being adult. But I faintly remember the banter is hilarious. The characters are darling.

I did not watch the movie though.

hannahmatthews's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

macyirwin's review against another edition

3.0

emotional lighthearted slow-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

schnartron's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

eszter_707's review against another edition

1.5

challenging sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I hated this one.

Firstly Will was just a horrible fucking person, whose thoughts I was not curious about. Marcus was the only compelling character in this whole ass book.

His mom annoyed me to no end, and actually, everyone acted like they were children.

the fact that when Fiona became suicidal she didn't ask for any help, she didn't own up to her incompetency as a mother and in fact tried to keep it a secret, sickened me. Also, no other adult thought there was a problem with that, which is fucking crazy. Marcus should have been taken from her because SHE WAS UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF A CHILD. It deeply affected his psyche in a negative way already.

Also, the message of this book is disturbing.

The fact that Will and Fiona agreed that Marcus literally changing and being less and less attached to life was a positive development for him is actually psychotic

Get poor Marcus out of these idiot's lives