nwhyte 's review for:

Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick Hornby

3.0

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http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2226829.html[return][return]Reading, by Nick Hornby[return]Dec. 31st, 2013 at 3:01 PM[return]books[return]I was unaware of the existence of The Believer, the magazine for which Nick Hornby writes a regular book review column, but I may have to give it a go (I also find the Charles Burns covers very attractive). This assembles columns from mid 2006 to the end of 2011 (though he skipped 2009), all very deftly written with self-deprecating humour, aware of his own prejudices. One of the delights of the book is his discovery of YA literature as a thing of beauty, starting with Skellig (which I haven't read) and then Tom's Midnight GArden (which I have). Sadly Hornby refuses to read anything sfnal (he doesn't like "sprites and hobbits and third universes) so our tastes are not completely aligned.