About a Boy by Nick Hornby

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About a Boy

Nick Hornby

3.72 AVERAGE

tinaread's review against another edition

3.5
dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

denisemadeline's review against another edition

4.0
That was better than I expected. I liked it.

jchoules's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional lighthearted reflective fast-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

amberrenee89's review against another edition

4.0
dark funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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nsturm's review against another edition

3.75
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

eurostar's review against another edition

4.25
funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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kaysee88's review against another edition

5.0
funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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elizie's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous dark emotional funny 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
Excellent. 

tonironi4's review against another edition

4.5
dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad

gsheffy's review against another edition

i love hornby’s writing he is so fucking funny. this was sweet and resonated with me at parts but i don’t think i was super satisfied with the ending. i felt like there needed to be more?