tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2367379206598944085..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Funny Girl by Nick HornbyClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11098246328006129592017-05-31T19:01:32.731+01:002017-05-31T19:01:32.731+01:00It is very British, but I think you could cope wit...It is very British, but I think you could cope with that! I remember when I first read it I gave it as a present to my brother (the one who guestblogs) straightaway because I knew he would love the music content. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43064995382328208952017-05-31T17:32:15.646+01:002017-05-31T17:32:15.646+01:00Sounds good then. I will be on the lookout for his...Sounds good then. I will be on the lookout for his books at the book sale (already preparing for it of course). I think I would like High Fidelity (the book) from what I have read about it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25446662028240760942017-05-31T16:36:30.538+01:002017-05-31T16:36:30.538+01:00Yes, he has a book called 31 songs. And he writes ...Yes, he has a book called 31 songs. And he writes with such enthusiasm that you always do want to get hold of whatever he's talking about, so wise move on your part!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-77814411198437875232017-05-31T16:35:32.446+01:002017-05-31T16:35:32.446+01:00Loved High Fidelity, both book and film, even thou...Loved High Fidelity, both book and film, even though they moved the film from London to the USA. I think I have read all Nick Hornby's books, and seen all the films they produced.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50847118045129076922017-05-31T04:30:15.332+01:002017-05-31T04:30:15.332+01:00I've read his Fever Pitch and have something e...I've read his Fever Pitch and have something else in the tubs, but I'm not pursuing anything else by him. I avoided his book list for the sole reason of not wanting to add a load more books to my pile - I'm perfectly capable of doing that all on my own. I think he might have done something similar with records, or music at least.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6874997292230267342017-05-30T20:35:16.343+01:002017-05-30T20:35:16.343+01:00We probably watched it because we had seen and lik...We probably watched it because we had seen and liked High Fidelity with John Cusack. Have you read the book?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55999099868804768782017-05-30T20:02:12.907+01:002017-05-30T20:02:12.907+01:00I ahould've known you'd know all about the...I ahould've known you'd know all about the film Tracy...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85443393276371313302017-05-29T19:23:41.561+01:002017-05-29T19:23:41.561+01:00I did see the film of About a Boy, before I read t...I did see the film of About a Boy, before I read the book. I enjoyed it, probably more than the book, since I cannot remember much about the book.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13275812092449853792017-05-29T17:54:23.346+01:002017-05-29T17:54:23.346+01:00I know just what you mean. I do like to read them ...I know just what you mean. I do like to read them (while being driven mad by them as you say) but it takes a lot to make me trust any of them, good bad or indifferent.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-291800138011796272017-05-29T17:52:55.783+01:002017-05-29T17:52:55.783+01:00Tracy: yes there's quite a few of the collecti...Tracy: yes there's quite a few of the collections of columns, though you have to watch out for repetitions, I can't keep track of them all!<br />And I agree with Paula - the film of About a Boy is excellent.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36638394391458390802017-05-28T21:39:08.685+01:002017-05-28T21:39:08.685+01:00If you haven't seen the movie, do. It's ac...If you haven't seen the movie, do. It's actually quite good, and Hugh Grant -- even at his Hugh Grantiest -- fits his character very well.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69461148979592261642017-05-28T21:38:10.531+01:002017-05-28T21:38:10.531+01:00I love Hornby, and I love Thiebaud, so this was a ...I love Hornby, and I love Thiebaud, so this was a great entry for me!<br /><br />As for Amazon reviews, they drive me crazy. If they seem really diverse (as those for this book appear to me) I have to read them carefully to see if by their prose a particular reviewer seems on the same wavelength as I am. Does that make sense?carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6843546652546426652017-05-27T22:28:01.940+01:002017-05-27T22:28:01.940+01:00Sounds like a good book, Moira. I have read The Po...Sounds like a good book, Moira. I have read The Polysyllabic Spree but I did not realize there were several other books of the same type available. I will have to look for them. I also read About a Boy years ago and enjoyed it, although I remember little about it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63049862992204860622017-05-26T21:52:02.134+01:002017-05-26T21:52:02.134+01:00I'll feel guilty if you hate it...I'll feel guilty if you hate it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43725543702781641742017-05-26T21:51:44.753+01:002017-05-26T21:51:44.753+01:00Yes, and the whole subject of comedy writing, and ...Yes, and the whole subject of comedy writing, and television, is a very good one - there must be a similar book to be written about the parallel American time. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64115869967627989912017-05-26T14:29:07.766+01:002017-05-26T14:29:07.766+01:00You've persuaded me to give it another go, Moi...You've persuaded me to give it another go, Moira.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187936627704464478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3778679642844403432017-05-26T12:33:11.793+01:002017-05-26T12:33:11.793+01:00I can see where this wouldn't be a book for ev...I can see where this wouldn't be a book for everyone, Moira. But snippet you shared really was funny! And I think that the context is really interesting too - an odd way to look at it all, but interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com