elke_de_echte 's review for:

About a Boy by Nick Hornby

4.0

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I got what I wanted: light entertainment that proved an endearing read. About A Boy’s simply format of two main characters – each funny and ‘special’ in their own way – with two voices alternating throughout the book works. It simply does, even in overlapping situations. Nick Hornby is apparently the master in having his works filmed, in all probability because of his ultra creative approach in matters so delicately human. Who would think of joining a single parent group to hook up a girlfriend? Better not know who plays Will in its film-version though: that completely spoils the fun of imagining.