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Revision as of 13:41, 29 August 2018
About a Boy is a novel written by Nick Hornby and published on 1998-08-01. The story is set in London in 1993, and is about a self-absorbed man named Will who, in an effort to find women eager to sleep with him, pretends to be a single father. He ends up meeting a strange boy named Marcus who is trying to find a new father for his single mother. The book was also made into a movie in 2002 and a TV series in 2014.
Status
Review
Good
- The book is fantastic. I didn't want to ever put it down. It deals with serious issues like divorce, bullying, and suicide, but still manages to be funny and exciting.
Bad
- Fiona seems to forgive Will's lies a bit too easily.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About_a_Boy_(novel) - Wikipedia.
- goodreads.com/book/show/4271.About_a_Boy - GoodReads.
