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Summary: Excellent amusing narrative.
Review: Nick Hornby's narrative style is wonderful in this story of a record shop owner and his rather pathetic love life. Hornby uses some great analogies on par with Rupert Thomson.
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Summary: The Truth
Review: While the protagonist of this story can be maddeningly stupid at times, he thereby represents a lot of what is really true in how (some) men view their live's and relations with women, music, the world, etc. I saw myself all over the place in this guy - it was disturbing, discomforting, and funny as hell to see it too.I highly recommend this book. Parts of it will make you laugh out loud, parts of it will make you nod your head in recognition of something "just like it" that happened to you, and parts of it might even bring a tear to your eye.
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Summary: life in your thirties...
Review: A good book on modern man in his thirties. A very easy read, with some intelligent wit. As I was reading it, I thought it seemed perfect for a movie adaptation...which is in the process now.
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Summary: What a fun book to read!!
Review: Never boring...very entertaining look at the insecurities of the male mind. There should be more books like this one!
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Summary: Hilarious
Review: This is the most laugh-out-loud funny book I've read since the Adrian Mole diaries. Just brilliant, and great for anyone obsessed with pop culture.
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Summary: An entertaining read.
Review: This is probably one of the most enjoyable books that I have read in a long time. Rob is a real character with striking similarities to some of my friends and at times myself. I simply could not put this book down once I had picked it up.
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Summary: What a Fantastic story !!
Review: Truly one of the best books of the 90's. Funny, sharp, outrageous etc
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Summary: Beautifully realised
Review: You've met the protagonist of this book. He's a nice guy, but he just... hasn't grown up. That's okay, though, it's part of his charm. Although they are very different writers, Hornby reminds me of Richard Ford. Both manage to capture what it is that men feel when they don't understand what the heck is going on with the women in their lives, in a way that's neither condescending nor apologetic. There's so much to admire in this book - great characters, a good turn of phrase, and a generosity of spirit. I loved this book more than anything else I've read in the last twelve months.
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Summary: A sensation!
Review: Hornby is the best I've read in years! Funny, refreshing, Hornby brings humor, insight and relevance to any subject he tackles (ie. football in Fever Pitch, and now music in High fid) and all the while, provides embarrisingly accurate accounts on the male psyche, cleaverly confirming what we females have suspected all along. For people who enjoy something different, High Fidelity will be a rewarding read. It will make you laugh, cry (cause you've laughed so much), and wish that you'd discovered Hornby so much sooner.
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Summary: Slow beginning, terrible ending . . . but a great middle
Review: This book seemed to defy all others that I had read. The beginning was terribly slow, and I began to wonder why I should continue. But I slogged through and soon found the book to be humorous and quick-moving. Just when I thought I really liked the book, it ended. It wasn't a very satisfying ending - it was one of those endings where I flipped the page to see if there was more because it didn't seem like a good place to end a novel. The book is worth it for the middle parts. In my opinion, one of the funniest passages I have read in recent times involves the main character, a college drop-out, at a dinner party with a group of college-educated professionals. The other scene that made me laugh was the main character's afternoon out with his parents at the movies. Any single adult who has attended the movies with his or her parents and survived can relate to this scene. I also liked the summary of the four types of people in the world: "happily coupled, unhappily coupled, single, or desparate." That seems to say it all. With zingers like this, the middle of the book seemed to be a male version of "Bridget Jones' Diary." But then, of course, was the terrible ending that ruined a perfectly good middle. Hornby is a humorous writer who vividly and accurately depicts what it is like to be 30 and single. However, his other novel, "About a Boy," is a much better all-around story.
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