Difference between revisions of "About a Boy"
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| − | '''''About a Boy''''' is a novel written by [[Nick Hornby]] and published on 1998-08-01. The story is set in London in 1993, and | + | '''''About a Boy''''' is a novel written by [[Nick Hornby]] and published on 1998-08-01. The story is set in London in 1993, and follows two people, a self-absorbed man named Will who, in an effort to find women eager to sleep with him, pretends to be a single father, and an oblivious boy named Marcus, son of a single mother. The book was also made into [[About a Boy (film)|a movie]] in 2002 and a [[About a Boy (TV series)|TV series]] in 2014. |
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| + | I had heard about the movie before I even knew it was a book because a girl I knew was a huge fan of [[Hugh Grant]]. Later, after enjoying the movie [[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]] so much I read the book, I became a fan of Nick Hornby's work and started reading his other books. It took me a long time to finally read About a Boy, but when I finally did, I loved it. | ||
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| − | * The book is fantastic. I didn't want to ever put it down. It deals with serious issues like divorce, bullying, and suicide, but still manages to be funny and exciting. | + | * The book is fantastic. I didn't want to ever put it down. It deals with serious issues like divorce, bullying, and suicide, but still manages to be really funny and exciting. |
| + | * Despite his shallowness, Will is a very interesting character. I like how, even though he doesn't need to work, he still has passion. In the beginning, that passion is just about being cool and meeting women, but, later, as he meets new people outside of his comfort zone, his passion shifts to caring for other people. | ||
| + | * Marcus's inability to grasp sarcasm (perhaps Aspberger's syndrome?) is quite funny. | ||
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* Nothing. | * Nothing. | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 16:51, 31 August 2018
About a Boy is a novel written by Nick Hornby and published on 1998-08-01. The story is set in London in 1993, and follows two people, a self-absorbed man named Will who, in an effort to find women eager to sleep with him, pretends to be a single father, and an oblivious boy named Marcus, son of a single mother. The book was also made into a movie in 2002 and a TV series in 2014.
I had heard about the movie before I even knew it was a book because a girl I knew was a huge fan of Hugh Grant. Later, after enjoying the movie High Fidelity so much I read the book, I became a fan of Nick Hornby's work and started reading his other books. It took me a long time to finally read About a Boy, but when I finally did, I loved it.
Status
Review
Good
- The book is fantastic. I didn't want to ever put it down. It deals with serious issues like divorce, bullying, and suicide, but still manages to be really funny and exciting.
- Despite his shallowness, Will is a very interesting character. I like how, even though he doesn't need to work, he still has passion. In the beginning, that passion is just about being cool and meeting women, but, later, as he meets new people outside of his comfort zone, his passion shifts to caring for other people.
- Marcus's inability to grasp sarcasm (perhaps Aspberger's syndrome?) is quite funny.
Bad
- Fiona seems to forgive Will's lies a bit too easily.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_a_Boy_(novel) - Wikipedia.
- goodreads.com/book/show/4271.About_a_Boy - GoodReads.
