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* Having the novel swap between the perspectives of the four main characters was executed beautifully. They each have their own motives, desires, and ways of thinking about the world which feels genuine. | * Having the novel swap between the perspectives of the four main characters was executed beautifully. They each have their own motives, desires, and ways of thinking about the world which feels genuine. | ||
− | * The dialogue of Martin and Jess in particular is hilarious. | + | * The book has a lot of dark humor in the first section which I adore. |
+ | * The biting dialogue of Martin and Jess in particular is hilarious, as is the naive thoughts of Maureen. | ||
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Hardcover - USA - 1st edition. |
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A Long Way Down is a novel by Nick Hornby and published on 2005-06-07. It was later made into a film.
Personal
Own? | Hardcover, USA, 1st edition. |
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Read? | Hardcover, USA, 1st edition. |
Finished | 2000s. |
Being a fan of High Fidelity, I bought this book. This is my favorite of Hornby's books. The movie has the same plot and characters, so it was decent, but most of the clever thoughts Hornby has his character's think it lost and the visual effects look pretty bad, so it's not that great.
Review
Overall: |
Good
- Having the novel swap between the perspectives of the four main characters was executed beautifully. They each have their own motives, desires, and ways of thinking about the world which feels genuine.
- The book has a lot of dark humor in the first section which I adore.
- The biting dialogue of Martin and Jess in particular is hilarious, as is the naive thoughts of Maureen.
Bad
Ugly
Representation
Strong female character? | Pass | Jess and Maureen are both strong. |
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Bechdel test? | Pass | Maureen and Jess talk together multiple times throughout the book. |
Strong person of color character? | Fail | |
Queer character? | Unknown |
Quotes
- My own feeling about JJ, without knowing anything about him, was that he might have been a gay person, because he had long hair and spoke American. A lot of Americans are gay people aren't they? I know they didn't invent gayness, because they say that was the Greeks. But they helped bring it back into fashion. Being gay was a bit like the Olympics: It disappeared in ancient times, and then they brought it back in the twentieth century. Anyway, I didn't know anything about gays, so I just presumed they were all unhappy and wanted to kill themselves.
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