brandonpytel 's review for:

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
5.0

Solid book that follows Rob's breakup with Laura. He goes through the motions, the justifications, the fake happiness and relief, the avoidance of falling into spiraling depression, until he realizes he's stuck. Revisiting his past five all-time memorable breakups, defining his identity and existence by the marks these women have left on his life, Rob finds himself lost in a world of stagnancy, being 36 and single and wondering if this is what life is all about. Hornby captures the instability of life post breakup, the scary places in the everyman's mind, and the quest for meaning in a life often times devoid of it. Not to mention, it's pretty funny.