High Fidelity
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Now a Hulu TV series starring Zoë Kravitz! "I've always loved Nick Hornby, and the way he writes characters and the way he thinks. It's funny and heartbreaking all at the same time."--Zoë Kravitz From the bestselling author of About a Boy, A Long Way Down and Dickens and Prince, a wise and hilarious novel about love, heartbreak, and rock and roll. Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of Cheers. Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it's just that he's always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues, and soft rock CDs might not be so bad.
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I’m an avid record collector and love record stores and lists and have been in a good amount of relationships. So I’m totally befuddled on why I didn’t like this book more. Rob was just too much of a wanker to like. Not sure why these women liked him in the first place. Self-centered neurotic jerk. Sadly, because of this character I don’t think I’ll check out the movie or any of the other books by the author. I blame you Rob!
Just a quick re-read for something easy to carry on the train... but I do like this one, the prose is very natural.
I watched the movie and tv show. Book and movie was boring loved the show and loved how it was a mom and daughter remake
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