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Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby
4.0

Why has it been so long since I last read a Nick Hornby novel? This reminded me why I love him. The story is simple: Annie learns to live a little and stop tolerating a life that barely interests her. It starts when she dares to have an opinion that differs from her partner Duncan's.

The audiobook has three narrators, which I love. The female narrator in particular is marvelous and her character is really the star of the show. Duncan gets short shrift, emotionally (he's a bit of a walking punchline) and we mostly hear about (rather than witness) Tucker's maturation, but They each still get their moments.

Also, I'm sure the tech was timely at the time the novel was written but all the talk of mp3s and iPods and transferring files was entirely precious.

Excuse me. Gotta find more Nick Hornby to read.