Funny Girl - Nick Hornby

A non-classic Hornby, this didn't have any fantastic element but the story was fully entertaining and highly enjoyable. Plus it was great to see Nick stretch himself as a female protagonist.

November 2015
8.5

Slam - Nick Hornby

I forget how much I enjoy Hornby until I pick up another and drink it in. The subject matter and likely target audience was probably teenage boys so it was an easy and fast read but I'm not going to let that take away from it - I laughed out loud repeatedly. Although it required some suspension of belief the way it was handled in such a logical manner made it unique. The kind of book that can get me back into relishing the thought of picking up my novel at any free point in the day.

July 2014
8

How To Be Good - Nick Hornby

There were some truly clever remarks to be found; cutting and incisive reflections on the meaning of life for the middle class. These buoyed the otherwise stretch of a story that included an element of witchcraft requiring the suspension of belief that took away from the validity of the work as a whole. Nick writes from a female's perspective which is believable (at least being read by a man) but the idea as a whole seems somewhat half-baked, especially with the lack of a conclusion in the end. This book seems to be a used book store favourite and that is understandable, meaning the consensus is unanimous that although there are redeeming qualities it is not his best work.

February 2013
5