Pros: Funny look at eternally single slacker males Cons: Girls might not dig it as much as guys will
Even by slacker standards, this is ridiculous.Rob Fleming’s life is in a shambles. His girlfriend, Laura, just left him for the guy that used to live upstairs, and the record store he owns is failing miserably. He seems to have no friends ...
Pros: Fantastic Look Into The Male's Mental Anatomy Cons: nada
It sucks to be a male. Heck, it sucks to be alive regardless of what your gender is. But as a male, there are certain things that make life.. suck. Just like if I were to ask a female... I'm sure she could also tell me that there are a few things about ...
Pros: Hornby has an ear for dialogue and an eye for human behavior. Cons: Some may find it difficult to sympathize with Rob.
Rob Fleming has just been dumped by his live-in girlfriend Laura, but he claims that he isn’t terribly upset about it. As Nick Hornby’s debut novel High Fidelity opens, Rob tells of the scrambled mess that is his love life after he lists his top...
Pros: An awesome movie came out of it. Cons: The movie is far more awesome than the book.
Yeah, I admit it. I went about the whole thing in the wrong order. I watched the movie, multiple times, first. Then, I picked up the book. And although I know I'm not supposed to say it, it must be said...
Pros: Brutally honest foray into the male mind, snobbish musical references, piercingly funny! Cons: Are you kidding me???
I have a confession to make. I had never even heard of High Fidelity before I saw the teaser trailer at the local movie theater a few months back. The preview immediately hooked me, as both the story and the cast (John Cusak), looked to be right...
Pros: funny and entertaining look at a 30 year old London record store owner unwilling to grow up Cons: this book doesn't live up to the hype
High Fidelity is one of those books that has been on my "Must Read" lists for over two years. It's one of those books that a number of my friends recommended. Its also appeared on a number of best of the... book lists. So it went on the...
Pros: pacing, honest, humorous, original Cons: nothing that I can put my finger on
High Fidelity is one of the few movies I have seen (which was great so go check it out) that I have said to myself walking out of the theater “I must read that book”. There are few couplings of film to books (or other source materials) that I...
Pros: Good story, very funny, very observant, bold ideas Cons: By the ten hundredth read, some parts just aren't as surprising
This is quite simply a landmark book. It is a gut-wrenchingly accurate view of the male psyche as far as I know it. It totally captures the world of the fanboy, be it in the realm of music, movies or comics. It has true statements to make about Western...
When I was a teenager, I used to pass the time during particularly boring high school classes by making lists, often about music -- top 5 guitarists, top 5 most influential rock albums, etc. A friend and I used to compare lists and argue about them. I...
Pros: Funny, well-written, clever and painfully honest Cons: Some of the finer points of British pop culture might escape American readers
British writer Nick Hornby is really good at getting inside his own head, which seems to be a rare enough talent for men in general and British men in particular. They are not generally inclined to the kind of endless nit-picky self-analysis Hornby...
Pros: humerous, intelligent, well-written Cons: over too soon
Stumbling across a copy of Nick Hornby's High Fidelity, I was more than pleasantly surprised. Somewhere in my head, I was aware that a film based on the book was on its way to theatres, and I knew several people who held the book in high...
Pros: Great dialogue and situations that hit close to home. Cons: Some people won't like reading Britspeak. Cockney just doesn't work for everyone.
"High Fidelity" is the debut novel from British journalist Nick Hornby. It tells the story of Rob, the owner of a struggling record store who has just broken up with his girlfriend Laura. To cope, he gives us his list of top 5 list of all...
Pros: funny as hell Cons: not emotionally engaging
Nick Hornby is funny as hell. There's no disputing that. Rarely do books make me giggle out loud, but 'High Fidelity' did, repeatedly. The story was fast and witty, with flawed, ultimately likeable characters.
Pros: Quick, enlightening and oh so very true. Cons: People will need to live the story to truly appreciate it.
As they say, the third one's the charm. This is my third book of the summer and clearly the best I have ever read in a long time. Nick Hornby weaves a classic tale of introspection on matters of the heart and the relationships we uphold. Is this a guy...
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