About a Boy is a story about an awkward yet immaculate relationship between a twelve-year-old boy and a 36-year-old man-child. It is a story about growing up, about changes and about coping with the hardship in life. Hornby's view on social relationship and its impact on a person's life is pretty in...
i enjoyed this so much - the film's also a big favourite, that I'm going to embark on a Nick Hornby re -readathon. I love reading books set in North London!
The book tells the story of two boys, one of them 12 years old, the other 36. 12-year-old boy is Marcus. He lives with his single suicidal mother. He's a bit... eccentric, and struggles in his school and family life. 36-year-old boy is Will Freeman. He's "cool". He's rich without having to do anythi...
Humorous and light, though it touches on serious issues such as depression and bullying. Hornby describes incredibly well the mind workings of both a child and an adult. Somehow as I got nearer the end the story sort of went downhill, perhaps because the personality change of one of the main charact...
This is my favourite yet this year. Why?Will let Marcus butter the crumpets because he loved doing it. It was much better than buttering toast, beccause with toast you had that thing where if the butter was too cold and hard all you could do was scrape off the brown that made toast what it was, and ...
This is my favourite yet this year. Why?Will let Marcus butter the crumpets because he loved doing it. It was much better than buttering toast, beccause with toast you had that thing where if the butter was too cold and hard all you could do was scrape off the brown that made toast what it was, and ...
One of those few books where the movie was much better. It's a light, slightly enjoyable read that you can enjoy on a long journey. Entertaining, mind-fluff, filler-material but nothing special.I think it's a good book to read if you're a little tired, over worked and just need a book to get you thr...
This was a terrific book from beginning to end. Equally funny and sad but never dreary despite the very serious overtones of the book. Marcus was a peculiar, wonderful boy with a huge burden on his shoulders and I really enjoyed watching him become a stronger, confident person. Will was also great. ...
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