Hornby, you make me want to wear dresses.ĭuring my last year of high school and through all four years of college, I too worked in a record store with a bunch of misfit music snobs. He and I are the same fucked up, insecure, too-much-in-our-own-head-for-our-own-good person. Coherent thoughts elude me and float downstream like a toy boat escaping from a little boy’s grasp. You see, when it comes to reviewing my favorite books, I’m all thumbs.

For all I know, you're the kind of person who watches marathon 'scrubs' reruns. But when you find the central character so annoying that just reading about him makes you twitch, it's probably time to switch to another book. Anyway, it's about the character's emotional growth. Many fine books have been written about unlikable characters.

It actually signals a pathological narcissist whose solipsism and incessant neediness will bleed you dry. It might seem like a charming vulnerability, but don't be fooled. You know the type - the constant puppy need for the approval of every critter on the planet, all the time. Reading this book felt like being trapped in an elevator with the pathetic Scrubs douchebag (Zachy McWhinerson, or whatever his fracking name is) for an entire weekend. I couldn't stand the self-pitying little git, his loser wanker record store buddies, nor their ridiculous fracking lists. You can download High Fidelity Pdf free ebook via the download button below.Nick Hornby writes about losers and makes them lovable. The book has sold over a million copies to date and still remains popular.

This book is a great read for everyone since it tells a very general story of a man contemplating his life. A feature film was also adapted on the book which was much enjoyed by the readers. Three years before this, BBC had named the book in their Big Read category. As a result, it was made as a Broadway musical in 2006. The book became quite popular among the readers as it has a bit of musical theme. He decides to put this behind and be committed to Laura. He realizes that he goes after new women every time because he believes that he should pursue his dreams and whatever he likes. Rob goes back to his previous career of being a disc jockey and his relationship with Laura, the ex, is also re-established. The death of his ex-girl friend’s father brings them both together. Through the book, Rob contemplates on his past relationships and he also thinks about the reasons why they could not work out. They make the mixtapes of Top 5s of everything that they are familiar with. His girlfriend had recently left him and most of his time is spent making mix tapes with his employees or discussion how aesthetic mixtapes are. Rob Fleming is the owner of a record shop in London.

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