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[[Image:Nick Hornby - c. 2015.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Nick Hornby, circa 2015.]] | [[Image:Nick Hornby - c. 2015.jpg|thumb|256x256px|Nick Hornby, circa 2015.]] | ||
− | + | '''Nick Hornby''' (born 1957-04-17) is an English author and film writer. His fiction writing is mostly about real world people and their relationships, but he occasionally introduces minor supernatural elements. | |
− | I learned about Nick Hornby after enjoying the film [[High Fidelity ( | + | ==Personal== |
+ | I learned about Nick Hornby after enjoying the film ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]''. Afterward, I bought, read, and loved the book. I've since read several other books by Hornby, and I've enjoyed them all, making him one of my favorite authors; though I've only read his fiction. Hornby's writing style is very enjoyable, and reading his work makes me feel happy. He sometimes talks about dark subjects, but he doesn't make me depressed, and his stories have fulfilling endings. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
===Fiction=== | ===Fiction=== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable sortable" | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
! Title | ! Title | ||
! Published | ! Published | ||
+ | ! Rating | ||
! Rank | ! Rank | ||
! Own? | ! Own? | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[High Fidelity]] || 1995-08-30 || | + | | ''[[High Fidelity]]'' || 1995-08-30 || {{Rating|9}} || 3 || US 1st edition, hardcover |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[About a Boy]] || 1998-08-01 || | + | | ''[[About a Boy]]'' || 1998-08-01 || {{Rating|10}} || 1 || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[How to Be Good]] || 2001-05-31 || | + | | ''[[How to Be Good]]'' || 2001-05-31 || {{Rating|6}} || 6 || US 1st edition, hardcover |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[A Long Way Down]] || 2005-06-07 || | + | | ''[[A Long Way Down]]'' || 2005-06-07 || {{Rating|10}} || 2 || US 1st edition, hardcover |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Slam]] || 2007-11-08 || | + | | ''[[Slam]]'' || 2007-11-08 || {{Rating|7}} || 5 || US 1st edition, hardcover |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Juliet, Naked]] || 2009-09-29 || | + | | ''[[Juliet, Naked]]'' || 2009-09-29 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Funny Girl]] || 2014-11-06 || | + | | ''[[Funny Girl]]'' || 2014-11-06 || {{Rating|9}} || 4 || US 1st edition, hardcover |
+ | |- | ||
+ | | ''[[Just Like You]]'' || 2020-09-29 || || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Non-Fiction=== | ===Non-Fiction=== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable sortable" | + | {| class="wikitable sortable" |
! Title | ! Title | ||
! Published | ! Published | ||
+ | ! Rating | ||
! Rank | ! Rank | ||
! Own? | ! Own? | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Contemporary American Fiction]] || 1992 || | + | | ''[[Contemporary American Fiction]]'' || 1992 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Fever Pitch]] || 1992 || | + | | ''[[Fever Pitch]]'' || 1992 || {{Rating|6}} || 1 || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[31 Songs]] || 2003 || || | + | | ''[[31 Songs]]'' || 2003 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[The Polysyllabic Spree]] || 2004 || || | + | | ''[[The Polysyllabic Spree]]'' || 2004 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Housekeeping vs. the Dirt]] || 2006 || || | + | | ''[[Housekeeping vs. the Dirt]]'' || 2006 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Shakespeare Wrote For Money]] || 2008 || || | + | | ''[[Shakespeare Wrote For Money]]'' || 2008 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[More Baths Less Talking]] || 2012 || || | + | | ''[[More Baths Less Talking]]'' || 2012 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Ten Years | + | | ''[[Ten Years in the Tub]]'' || 2013 || || || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | [[Stuff I've Been Reading]] || 2013 || || | + | | ''[[Stuff I've Been Reading]]'' || 2013 || || || |
|} | |} | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | + | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hornby}} | |
+ | {{Link|Official|https://www.nickhornbyofficial.com}} | ||
Latest revision as of 21:00, 2 May 2023
Nick Hornby (born 1957-04-17) is an English author and film writer. His fiction writing is mostly about real world people and their relationships, but he occasionally introduces minor supernatural elements.
Personal
I learned about Nick Hornby after enjoying the film High Fidelity. Afterward, I bought, read, and loved the book. I've since read several other books by Hornby, and I've enjoyed them all, making him one of my favorite authors; though I've only read his fiction. Hornby's writing style is very enjoyable, and reading his work makes me feel happy. He sometimes talks about dark subjects, but he doesn't make me depressed, and his stories have fulfilling endings.
Bibliography
Fiction
Title | Published | Rating | Rank | Own? |
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High Fidelity | 1995-08-30 | 3 | US 1st edition, hardcover | |
About a Boy | 1998-08-01 | 1 | ||
How to Be Good | 2001-05-31 | 6 | US 1st edition, hardcover | |
A Long Way Down | 2005-06-07 | 2 | US 1st edition, hardcover | |
Slam | 2007-11-08 | 5 | US 1st edition, hardcover | |
Juliet, Naked | 2009-09-29 | |||
Funny Girl | 2014-11-06 | 4 | US 1st edition, hardcover | |
Just Like You | 2020-09-29 |
Non-Fiction
Title | Published | Rating | Rank | Own? |
---|---|---|---|---|
Contemporary American Fiction | 1992 | |||
Fever Pitch | 1992 | 1 | ||
31 Songs | 2003 | |||
The Polysyllabic Spree | 2004 | |||
Housekeeping vs. the Dirt | 2006 | |||
Shakespeare Wrote For Money | 2008 | |||
More Baths Less Talking | 2012 | |||
Ten Years in the Tub | 2013 | |||
Stuff I've Been Reading | 2013 |