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Summary: He hit it right on the head...
Review: Just finished reading it for the second time and I still think that this book should never find its way into the
hands of a woman! Tremendously funny and insightful novel.
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Summary: Outstanding new voice.
Review: Fantastic!
This is unquestionably one of the best books of the nineties, at last bridging the gap between the lost generation of American expatriates and slacker culture. If you love pop music and top ten lists, you will love this book. If you don't, you might like this book anyway. Guaranteed to send you scurrying to your local record store to find a copy of the great lost Fire Engines album.
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Summary: It's very funny. And painfully true.
Review: I found myself going out to buy Al Green Explores Your Mind. This isn't a book it's a mirror of my life. I'd say it was right up there with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Will the movie be as good
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Summary: Best Guy book on the market today!
Review: I actually judged this book by the cover! Being a photographer I liked the cover image, so I deserved to disappointed. Gee were those spoons? 20 pages into it I realize I was onto something. I enjoy English humor, and the insight as to the unfortunate logic of men. I immediatley gave it to my Brother, who now respects my taste in books. I didn't bother to tell him how I chose it, why wreck a good thing
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Summary: it's great!
Review: Hey, I'm female and I loved this book. I thought it was very funny and actually quite sweet. Sure, the guy was kind of a dope, but aren't we all?? (women included!
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Summary: Incredible!! Indepth analysis of matters of the heart.
Review: WOW!! This book examines love, heartbreak and rejection in such a clear concise way that you realize that Mr. Hornby has finally articulated, and beautifully, the buzz of feelings in your heart and head. I give this book to all my friends. I eagerly look forward to his next book
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Summary: don't give it to your girlfriend?
Review: I gave this book, which I enjoyed immensely, to my wife, and
told her it might give her some insight into the inner life
of guys. Ooops! When I she said 'Do men really think like
that?' I was forced to retreat and claim that the protagonist
was just a fictional character. Sure -- a fictional character
that just happens to think exactly like a typical guy, sharply
and wittily realized.
Get it, read it.
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Summary: A contemporary mirror in which we can laugh at ourselves.
Review: Being the same age as the author, I was all too familiar with the unending diatribe that exists in the head of a fairly hip yet not-so-young person. Hornby's protaganist is very much like alot of folks I know with his vast knowledge of entertainment trivia and how it relates to day in and day out life. He is also ridiculously funny in his attempts to be "deep" and "authentic". Aren't we all? Just the other day I was on the phone with a very close friend and every other line of conversation was a direct reference to a song or movie. Our lives are deeply intwined with the media, I mean, come on, where were we all in the 60's and 70's! Kill your television
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Summary: Quite simply, the best thing I've read all year !
Review: If it hasn't already achieved the status of a contemporary classic, Nick Hornby's "High Fidelity" will surely become the literary anthem for past and future generations of lost young men. Men who spend their lives escaping life and commitment. Rob is a vinyl junkie who owns a second hand record shop in London, an eternal teen whose emotional state and inner momentum is powered not by regular "adult" concerns (ie, jobs, mortgages, etc) but by 60s pop/rock classics. His Top 5 Desert Island Discs become the soundtrack of his life. Relationships (past and present) begin inevitably with a perfect compilation tape and end when the chase is won and reality bites. Growing up on Dusty Springfield's "The Look of Love" may have changed his life forever. Problem is, life doesn't quite deliver like Dusty sings it. Hornby's take on Rob is so spot-on and offhandedly true it's become a timeless metaphor for Joe of all generations. This is quite simply the most funny, readable and enjoyable book I have read all year. It's fast and zany and such rollicking fun you don't want it to end. Being a huge 60s pop/rock fan myself, I absolutely thrilled to the musical references which brought back so many wonderful memories I very nearly forgot. "High Fidelity" is quite the most accessible "must read" novel for everyone. Yes, both guys and gals. I promise you a great time. Amazing book ! PS : I haven't watched the movie yet, but I can't imagine it topping the book. I'd also bet that some of the resonance has been lost from the film's relocation to Chicago.
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Summary: For All Losers Out There
Review: There's a great passage in High Fidelity where Rob talks about all of the sad songs about broken hearts he has listened to in his life. He's listened to them over and over thousands of times, and he wonders if he likes them because he's so miserable or if he's so miserable because he has listened to those songs. When I read the passage, I just about died laughing. I've asked the same question of myself, only substituting books for songs. In a way, High Fidelity is a great book because of what this passage is talking about, though. It's a novel written about a loser for losers (like me) to read. Rob is a sad and miserable thirty-five year old who refuses to grow up, and we can relate. I could, at least. Nick Hornby knows who his audience is. His audience is people who have been through spoiled by the society in which they've been raised and haven't yet learned how to actually live. Rob is this person and he ultimately begins to grow up, and he gives all losers some hope. High Fidelity is an engaging, funny, and pretty wise novel that a lot of people can relate to.
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