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'''''Nick Hornby''''' (born 1957-04-17) is an English author and film writer.
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'''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 (Film)|High Fidelity]], and then bought and read the book, which I loved. I've since read several other books by Honrby, and I've enjoyed them all, making him one of my favorite authors, though I've never read any of his non-fiction.
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==Personal==
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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" |
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Title
 
! Title
 
! Published
 
! Published
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! Rating
 
! Rank
 
! Rank
 
! Own?
 
! Own?
 
|-
 
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| [[High Fidelity]] || 1995-08-30 || 2 || US 1st edition, hardcover
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| ''[[High Fidelity]]'' || 1995-08-30 || {{Rating|9}} || 3 || US 1st edition, hardcover
 
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| [[About a Boy]] || 1998-08-01 || || No
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| ''[[About a Boy]]'' || 1998-08-01 || {{Rating|10}} || 1 ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[How to Be Good]] || 2001-05-31 || 4 || US 1st edition, hardcover
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| ''[[How to Be Good]]'' || 2001-05-31 || {{Rating|6}} || 6 || US 1st edition, hardcover
 
|-
 
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| [[A Long Way Down]] || 2005-06-07 || 1 || US 1st edition, hardcover
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| ''[[A Long Way Down]]'' || 2005-06-07 || {{Rating|10}} || 2 || US 1st edition, hardcover
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Slam]] || 2007-11-08 || 3 || US 1st edition, hardcover
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| ''[[Slam]]'' || 2007-11-08 || {{Rating|7}} || 5 || US 1st edition, hardcover
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Juliet, Naked]] || 2009-09-29 || || No
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| ''[[Juliet, Naked]]'' || 2009-09-29 || || ||
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Funny Girl]] || 2014-11-06 || || US 1st edition, hardcover
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| ''[[Funny Girl]]'' || 2014-11-06 || {{Rating|9}} || 4 || US 1st edition, hardcover
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|-
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| ''[[Just Like You]]'' || 2020-09-29 || || ||
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
===Non-Fiction===
 
===Non-Fiction===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
! Title
 
! Title
 
! Published
 
! Published
 +
! Rating
 
! Rank
 
! Rank
 
! Own?
 
! Own?
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Contemporary American Fiction]] || 1992 || || No
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| ''[[Contemporary American Fiction]]'' || 1992 || || ||
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Fever Pitch]] || 1992 || || No
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| ''[[Fever Pitch]]'' || 1992 || {{Rating|6}} || 1 ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[31 Songs]] || 2003 ||  || No
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| ''[[31 Songs]]'' || 2003 || ||  ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[The Polysyllabic Spree]] || 2004 ||  || No
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| ''[[The Polysyllabic Spree]]'' || 2004 || ||  ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Housekeeping vs. the Dirt]] || 2006 ||  || No
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| ''[[Housekeeping vs. the Dirt]]'' || 2006 || ||  ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Shakespeare Wrote For Money]] || 2008 ||  || No
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| ''[[Shakespeare Wrote For Money]]'' || 2008 || ||  ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[More Baths Less Talking]] || 2012 ||  || No
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| ''[[More Baths Less Talking]]'' || 2012 || ||  ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Ten Years In the Tub]] || 2013 ||  || No
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| ''[[Ten Years in the Tub]]'' || 2013 || ||  ||  
 
|-
 
|-
| [[Stuff I've Been Reading]] || 2013 ||  || No
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| ''[[Stuff I've Been Reading]]'' || 2013 || ||  ||  
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hornby en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hornby] - Wikipedia.
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{{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Hornby}}
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{{Link|Official|https://www.nickhornbyofficial.com}}
  
  

Latest revision as of 21:00, 2 May 2023

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.

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?
High Fidelity 1995-08-30 Rating-9.svg 3 US 1st edition, hardcover
About a Boy 1998-08-01 Rating-10.svg 1
How to Be Good 2001-05-31 Rating-6.svg 6 US 1st edition, hardcover
A Long Way Down 2005-06-07 Rating-10.svg 2 US 1st edition, hardcover
Slam 2007-11-08 Rating-7.svg 5 US 1st edition, hardcover
Juliet, Naked 2009-09-29
Funny Girl 2014-11-06 Rating-9.svg 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 Rating-6.svg 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

Links

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