| High Fidelity Contributor(s): Hornby, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1573228214 ISBN-13: 9781573228213 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: In this funny, contemporary first novel, a young pop music junkie finds that his myriad diversions after the breakup with his longtime girlfriend are not as entertaining as he thought they would be. "It is rare that a book so hilarious is so sharp about sex and manliness, memory and music."--"The New Yorker." Soon to be a major film from Touchstone Pictures starring John Cusack, Jack Black, and Lisa Bonet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Media Tie-in - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95008469 |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.14" W x 8.14" (0.62 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the bestselling author of Funny Girl, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down, 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. |