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Oh popular authors, I m always so nervous about you I mean, on the one hand I always figure that if so many people like you, there must be something good about you But then, so many people like harlequin romances, and Dane Cook, and Big Brother People are idiots Even when they aren t, they can t always be trusted My friend Amy actually loved Confessions of a Slacker Wife, and my husband really liked The Innocent Man, a.k.a Was John Grisham Always This Bad And I Just Didn t Notice , and my friend [...]

I ve been down, I don t wanna say depressed I don t wanna use the term lightly There are lots of people with real problems, people diagnosed with clinical depression but I m not one of those I m just a university student with an unpredictable proclivity for melancholia Sure, I m a little bit melodramatic at times But, hey Who isn t And when you feel a bit down in the dumps sometimes you need something relatable and so I gave this a go.Do you know that feeling when you re stuck in a long bus ride [...]

I didn t get into Hornby for the same reason as everyone else, they like Jon Cusak in High Fidelity A Long Way Down was recommended to me by a friend and I needed a light read for the summer so I picked it up.I have never actually laughed out loud while reading a book until I read this one Running With Scissors was the closest I came, but Augusten Burroughs was such an unrealistic and absurd character, which is ironic because he was based on a real person , that it seemed too ridiculous to find [...]

I had high hopes for this book, because my brother recommended this to me My brother, the one who tried to make fun of me on a book fanpage for liking books only reads books when they re written by either Barney Stinson or basketball playersSo when that guy says a certain book is good, you go for it.This is the story of four people who want to commit suicide on New Year s Eve Of course, this is pretty much the most popular night to rob yourself of your own life, so it s not that surprising that [...]

This book, as many others, is not for everyone I can completely understand that many people find those characters annoying and the whole story pointless Nevertheless I am of the opinion that this book can give you hope Of course this seems to be a silly thing to say considering the topic and all those miserable characters But let me explain Apparently Johnny Depp called the characters some of the most outstanding he s ever had the pleasure of reading And I can agree They re all really fucked up, [...]

warning minor spoilers suicide mentions statutory rape edit You know what, this book doesn t deserve my mercy I really hated it and it still makes me angry whenever I think about it I m going to lower my rating to 1 star.I had to read this book for college, and when I read the synopsis, I thought it seemed quite good I liked the idea, but the characters completely ruined this for me and not much happened as well.These characters are VERY PROBLEMATIC Let s have a look at some quotes that pissed m [...]

Boy, is there anyone who has offered up stinkers than Nick flippin Hornby And, was he so great to begin with Even his better, earlier works were marginally good Nothing life changing Which is kinda the point of why he s so awful he is intentionally trying to be life changing in every book, essay, magazine column or whatever He thinks he can somehow find the right prose combination for some idea or mindset to click and for it to change one s life much like these things do to characters in his bo [...]

I may have forgotten how to do this entirely, so bear with me 4 Unexpected Stars A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby was a surprising read for me Not only did I find it unique for the genre sub genre itself but I also found it surprising how much I enjoyed reading it There is plenty of evidence on my read shelf of the fact that suicide related books generally do little to nothing for me excepting The Virgin Suicides As you can probably surmise, this is a story which revolves around that incredibly di [...]

I m a Nick Hornby fan And it s than just enjoying his writing I have a warm and fuzzy affection for him So even when one of his books fails to utterly delight and transport me How to Be Good, for example , I m still on his side Michiko Kakutani clearly has no such affection for Hornby Her review of A Long Way Down is savage Her chief complaint is that the book contrives to arrive at an implausibly sappy conclusion Which is odd, because I think the book admirably avoids easy answers or cloying s [...]

This book almost deserved one star The only thing that saved it from being a complete and utter waste of my time was that Nick Horny writes the occasional very witty passage, and there were two count them, two observations that I found actually interesting So that totals about five pages that I actually enjoyed.The rest was quintessential fluffy drivel, which does have its place, but not when the book is discussing suicide, the meaning of life or the lack thereof , and other such Profound Topics [...]

I just read this book in two days It was great The story is told from four perspectives, and because of the great writing by Hornby you can t set it down mid chapter You want to race through the chapters to complete each character s thoughts and the picture each one is painting of the same storyline What a great concept too, four strangers meet and share a suicidal moment, and end up sharing because of meeting each other.Each character was hilarious in their own right, which was also great, sui [...]

I m such a freakin fence rider I can see why people would love this book I can see why people would loathe this book But can I pick one side or the other myself No Heck, I can t pick out pizza toppings or ice cream flavors, so why should I be able to figure out whether to give this book one star or five I hope I m not the only one who feels this way about reviewing books I feel so isolated Four people decide to kill themselves and go to the local suicide hotspot on the suicide night of the year, [...]

this book was so infuriating i found it in borders, on sale for 3 i thought it was a steal, and i really enjoyed high fidelity, so why not now i just feel ripped offe story is about 4 random people that meet on the roof a building they all want to kill themselves, for completely pitiful reasons they end up not killing themselves in fact, they journey through the path to recovery by depending on one another the thing is, they don t even get along, and none of the characters are very likeable or r [...]

This is a dark comedy for it is about suicide and reading this is both entertaining and thought provoking.This is my 1st book by a contemporary British author, Nick Hornby born 1957 His other works, High Fidelity 1995 , About a Boy 1998 and How to be Good 2001 all ended up in New York Times Bestsellers and two have already been adapted to movies I just picked up this bargain book as I was intrigued by its plot I read later that Johnny Depp bought the story while it was still being written The mo [...]

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Suicide is no laughing matter Atleast that s what I thought till a few months back Then I happened to watch this excellent movie called Hemlock Society , which was a dark comedy drama about suicidal people And now comes along Nick Hornby s only high concept novel till date A Long Way Down A Long Way Down is about four people who meet on New Year s Eve on top of a London building, each planning to jump off putting an end to their seemingly miserable lives Martin is a disgraced former TV presenter [...]

I came to this book not knowing what to expect I knew that people spoke highly of Nick Hornby, and that his books elicit thought and introspection, and I was coming from a background of mostly fantasy and sci fi readings, so I was a bit cautious about approaching the book.Having said that, I am glad to have taken the plunge, because this is quite honestly one of the most amazing books I ve had the pleasure to read Nick Hornby really nails the mood and the characterization here, and I have nothin [...]

One wouldn t think that a book that begins when the four main characters meet on a roof, each contemplating suicide, could be touching AND funny, but this was The relationships these characters develop with one another reveal the way that external situations can create unlikely friendships, and how difficult a word like friend can be to use or comprehend To quote the Publishers Weekly review, If Camus had written a grown up version of The Breakfast Club, the result might have had than a little [...]

Romanzo senza infamia n lode O forse l ascriverlo alla categoria delle letture senzainfamian lode gi una consistente e minacciosa infamia.Diciamo, allora, romanzo da me marchiato con il lugubre timbro dell Indifferenza Sono metaforicamente e concretamente la stessa persona lettrice che ero prima di cominciarne la lettura b , ok, lo ammetto, mi spuntato un brufolo forse due nel frattempo, ma non credo di avere il diritto di accusare Nick Hornby di tale misfatto Esperienza che non ha avuto alcun e [...]

A couple of laughes does not save this book This is my only book by Hornby so I cannot compare it to his other work, but I wish I had not stepped off the ledge and bought the damn thing I honestly didn t realize I could care less about 4 people contemplating suicide, but the fact is I just didn t care, and the reason is Hornby did not give me a reason to care These four characters have very little to redeem them.

Interesting read and funny at times, just not a favourite

a note on misters folds and hornby and why they should be appreciated if not enjoyed So I have been listening to the new CD by hornby and folds pretty straight for the last day short of the time I have been working or sleeping I ll get to this specific book be patient Seldomly do I have any idea that something is coming out in advance I almost never know if a band I like has a new cd, sometimes until years later, and I learn about a new book by walking by it in the store or karen putting it asid [...]

Did I enjoy this book There s got to be at least one character in a book that I care about I was slogging through a modern classic I won t name it here with the least likable set of characters I d ever encountered I pushed through to the halfway mark, and then I said, Why am I doing this I m going to find a novel whose people touch my heart I was lucky enough to pick up Nick Hornby s A Long Way Down I really enjoyed the book.The cover of my copy of A Long Way Down shows four pairs of shoes hover [...]

Four strangers meet at arguably the lowest point in their lives and form an unlikely bond Unlikely because these four people are so very different from each other that under normal circumstances they would never ever cross paths.I laughed right out loud at several times while reading not what I expected at all.I enjoyed how each character took turns telling the story of their lives, their loves, their sorrows As the book progressed it was like peeling the layers of an onion, the reader gains dee [...]

Ho iniziato convinta di leggere un libro sul suicidio Un suicidio di gruppo, ma pur sempre un suicidio Sfogliando le pagine ho conosciuto quattro volti e quattro vite Tutte diversissime tra loro, quasi agli antipodi Continuando a leggere ho scoperto che in realt stavo ascoltando una storia sola e non quattro, ma osservata da quattro punti di vista diversi Ognuno raccontato secondo uno sguardo diverso, ognuno con il proprio linguaggio Ho scoperto che alla fine non era una storia sul suicidio o su [...]

There s a terrifying passage in David Foster Wallace s Infinite Jest that has stuck with me, about suicidal depression and the importance of someone staying up with you and being there through the long night until the dawn This book, about four people who meet attempting to jump to their deaths from the top of a London tower, is not that In general, Hornby doesn t really attempt to capture the internal feeling of severe depression, focusing on the interactions between the four It ends up playin [...]

Nick Hornby has such a distinctive voice For me, the plot of his novels always takes a backseat to simply enjoying his fingerprints all over the pages It sounds extreme, but I find myself processing his books sentence by sentence rather than chapter by chapter This particular novel is definitely edgy territory suicide but, as usual, Hornby finds a way to somehow skirt the fine line between humor and the devastating realities of loneliness, unfulfilled dreams, lack of internal peace, etc that mos [...]

First Nick Hornby book I ve ever read I thought the characters were really believable but I hated JJ, don t know why but I could never be bothered with his chapters Don t care about his ex band or ex girlfriend.