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« on: December 26, 2009, 01:28:09 AM »
... for Christmas - excellent, as is to be expected from such a fine scribe but damn, did it give me pause for thought several times. More than once, I stopped reading and thought "that's me".  Shocked

Relevance, OT-ness ?  The male lead is obsessed with a legendary musical icon. The descriptions of him, the other fans and especially the internet community are just... scary.
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« Reply #1 on: December 26, 2009, 10:14:01 AM »
Art imitates life. Smiley

Sounds like a sort of "unofficial" sequel to Glimpses.
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« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2009, 01:31:52 PM »
You'll love the ending!
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« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2009, 02:35:11 PM »
Quote from: Andrew G. Doe on December 26, 2009, 01:28:09 AM
The male lead is obsessed with a legendary musical icon. The descriptions of him, the other fans and especially the internet community are just... scary.

So are some of the descriptions in the book's reviews on amazon.com!
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« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2009, 04:12:10 PM »
"Scary" can be defined what I see here sometimes  Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2009, 01:25:15 AM »
Quote from: THE SurferGirl7 on December 28, 2009, 04:12:10 PM
"Scary" can be defined what I see here sometimes  Roll Eyes Grin

Really? I quite enjoy lenghty discussions about the musical merits of a barely audible fart from Mike Love during the 357th and dismissed outtake of Good Vibrations. It makes me feel... so... alive!
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« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2009, 07:09:10 AM »
Quote from: Andrew G. Doe on December 26, 2009, 01:28:09 AM
The male lead is obsessed with a legendary musical icon. The descriptions of him, the other fans and especially the internet community are just... scary.

This musical icon is Brianesque?
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« Reply #7 on: December 29, 2009, 09:06:33 AM »
Quote from: PongHit on December 29, 2009, 07:09:10 AM
Quote from: Andrew G. Doe on December 26, 2009, 01:28:09 AM
The male lead is obsessed with a legendary musical icon. The descriptions of him, the other fans and especially the internet community are just... scary.

This musical icon is Brianesque?

The subject of Mr. Hornby's latest is not nearly as high profile as Brian. He's a late 70s/80s singer-songwriter in the mode of Dylan or Springsteen, but with the fanbase of, say, Steve Forbert! Nonetheless, Hornby's take on internet rumors, trolls, message board flamers, etc. is spot on.
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« Reply #8 on: December 29, 2009, 10:20:38 AM »
Quote from: Roger Ryan on December 29, 2009, 09:06:33 AM
Nonetheless, Hornby's take on internet rumors, trolls, message board flamers, etc. is spot on.

... which is the scary part.  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #9 on: December 30, 2009, 01:23:08 AM »
Quote from: Andrew G. Doe on December 29, 2009, 10:20:38 AM
Quote from: Roger Ryan on December 29, 2009, 09:06:33 AM
Nonetheless, Hornby's take on internet rumors, trolls, message board flamers, etc. is spot on.

... which is the scary part.  Roll Eyes

True dat. Mike should never have invented the internet.
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« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2009, 04:33:14 AM »
I thought Al Gore was to blame?
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« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2009, 01:02:03 AM »
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I thought Al Gore was to blame?

No. That was the Super Information Highway. An inconvenient truth, but true nonetheless.
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