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Juliet, Naked
by Nick Hornby
Anne has been dating Duncan (original Hipster--at least his state of mind is) for the past 15 years. And in all their time together she just now realizes that their loveless, lustless, relationship pales in comparison to Duncan's true love--his love of the obscure 80's rocker Tucker Crowe.
What I loved most about this book is what it has to say about obsessive fans and obsessive fans on the internet. Duncan runs a Tucker Crowe forum where only the most sophisticated and dedicated Tucker Crowe fans gather to discuss, analyze and search for the meaning of life in Tucker's music. Having some exposure to online forms, I found this part hilarious and sadly, sometimes incredibly accurate.
It is through these fans (and the fake Wikipedia pages) that help to flush out Tucker Crowe the legend. I say 'legend' literary, cause it turns out that the real Tucker Crowe is nothing like the recluse genius that his fans romanticize him to be.
Anne after posting her honest review of a stripped down version of Tucker's most famous album, Juliet, is emailed by Tucker Crowe himself. And though these emails she learns the truth about his life and together they face the truth about both of their lives.
The whole situation is a little unbelievable when you really think about it, but the characters for all of their faults were still likeable and redeemable in my eyes.
And even though I know that Tucker Crowe isn't real, the way that his career and his songs were described made me want to listen to his music anyway.
There are a few serious themes in this book, but on the whole it was kept lighthearted and full of humor. There were a few times where I laughed out loud.
All in all, a great read.
What I loved most about this book is what it has to say about obsessive fans and obsessive fans on the internet. Duncan runs a Tucker Crowe forum where only the most sophisticated and dedicated Tucker Crowe fans gather to discuss, analyze and search for the meaning of life in Tucker's music. Having some exposure to online forms, I found this part hilarious and sadly, sometimes incredibly accurate.
It is through these fans (and the fake Wikipedia pages) that help to flush out Tucker Crowe the legend. I say 'legend' literary, cause it turns out that the real Tucker Crowe is nothing like the recluse genius that his fans romanticize him to be.
Anne after posting her honest review of a stripped down version of Tucker's most famous album, Juliet, is emailed by Tucker Crowe himself. And though these emails she learns the truth about his life and together they face the truth about both of their lives.
The whole situation is a little unbelievable when you really think about it, but the characters for all of their faults were still likeable and redeemable in my eyes.
And even though I know that Tucker Crowe isn't real, the way that his career and his songs were described made me want to listen to his music anyway.
There are a few serious themes in this book, but on the whole it was kept lighthearted and full of humor. There were a few times where I laughed out loud.
All in all, a great read.