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Paperback Description:
It has been said often enough that baby boomers are a television generation, but the very funny novel High Fidelity reminds that in a way they are the record-album generation as well. This funny novel is obsessed with music; Hornby's narrator is an early-thirtysomething English guy who runs a London record store. He sells albums recorded the old-fashioned way--on vinyl--and is having a tough time making other transitions as well, specifically adulthood. The book is in one sense a love story, both sweet and interesting; most entertaining, though, are the hilarious arguments over arcane matters of pop music.
It has been said often enough that baby boomers are a television generation, but High Fidelity reminds that in a way they are the record-album generation as well. This hilarious novel is obsessed with music; Hornby's narrator is an early thirtysomething bloke who runs a London record store. He sells albums recorded the old-fashioned way--on vinyl--and is having a tough time making other transitions as well, specifically to adulthood. The book is in one sense a love story, both sweet and interesting; most entertaining, though, are the hilarious arguments over arcane matters of pop music.
Book Description
Is it possible to share your life with someone whose record collection is incompatible with your own? Can people have terrible taste and still be worth knowing? Do songs about broken hearts and misery and loneliness mess up your life if consumed in excess?
For Rob Fleming, thirty-five years old, a pop addict and owner of a failing record shop, these are the sort of questions that need an answer, and soon. His girlfriend has just left him. Can he really go on living in a poky flat surrounded by vinyl and CDs or should he get a real home, a real family and a real job? Perhaps most difficult of all, will he ever be able to stop thinking about life in terms of the All Time Top Five bands, books, films, songs – even now that he’s been dumped again, the top five break-ups?
Memorable, sad and very, very funny, this is the truest book you will ever read about the things that really matter.
Average Customer Rating:
A woman's perspective... (and great dating book btw)
This book was great. I found myself referencing aspects of it to my friends (male and female) after I was done, and dogearing pages to later confirm aspects with my male friends (and sometimes, even dates). Overall, I think its usefulness is tri-fold:
a) entertaining, really quick read but at the same time well written (and interesting from the music viewpoint as well)
b) gave me a glimpse into the male psyche, showing me that men are just as crazy/neurotic as women
c) watching his process of development was useful and very real (so much so that I actually passed the book on to other people as a diff version of a dating book)
I think it's great in that it brings men's views into view, and those are the views I never have access to as a woman. Men I know are never as candid as Rob is with his issues, and I appreciate his thoughts on the whole process, if only to see one of many possible male viewpoints. I think it's useful to read, and who knows? You too might walk away feeling that perhaps guys aren't all THAT much different than gals.
(BTW - the reason i gave it 4 and not 5 stars is that only fantastic mind blowing books I give 5 stars, and this book was very entertaining and fun, but not mind blowing. but then again, very few books are. However, stone butch blues was...)
a great read
A great piece of pop literature. Hornby paints a character that you can't help but try to sympathize with, no matter how much he seems to screw up in the world of modern romance.
So much better than the movie...
It must be said that I thought the movie was ok, nothing all that special although Jack Black is hilarious. I recently had to read this book for an English class much to my dismay. I was so wrong however. Nick Hornby is so funny, and entertaining and I can't wait to read more of his books!!!
That being said, this book is about thirtysomething Rob, who gets dumped by his girlfriend Laura. He knows he is acting petty and childish, but finds himself doing it anyways. To add flavor to the story you get to read about him and his buddies and their silly behavior. Sounds blah but it is soo funny especially if you enjoy sarcasm!!
Top five favorite lines from this book in chronological order:
1)"This isn't a job for the wildly ambitious."
2)"If you ask someone for a loo-roll (toilet paper), you don't have to have a conversation about what you're going to do with it."
3)"It started out joky--Barry as demon counsel for the prosecution, Dick as defendent."
4)"it's like someone has walked in, tipped petrol over himself, and produced a box of matches from his pocket."
5)"You can only take self-absorption so far."
Great book!
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DVD's
A woman's perspective... (and great dating book btw) 
So much better than the movie... 
