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Title: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: Andrew G. Doe 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". :o
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. Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: Jason on December 26, 2009, 10:14:01 AM Art imitates life. :)
Sounds like a sort of "unofficial" sequel to Glimpses. Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: Roger Ryan on December 28, 2009, 01:31:52 PM You'll love the ending!
Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: Ganz Allein on December 28, 2009, 02:35:11 PM 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! Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: SG7 on December 28, 2009, 04:12:10 PM "Scary" can be defined what I see here sometimes ::) ;D
Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: The Heartical Don on December 29, 2009, 01:25:15 AM "Scary" can be defined what I see here sometimes ::) ;D 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! Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: PongHit on December 29, 2009, 07:09:10 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? Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: Roger Ryan on December 29, 2009, 09:06:33 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. Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: Andrew G. Doe on December 29, 2009, 10:20:38 AM Nonetheless, Hornby's take on internet rumors, trolls, message board flamers, etc. is spot on. ... which is the scary part. ::) Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: The Heartical Don on December 30, 2009, 01:23:08 AM Nonetheless, Hornby's take on internet rumors, trolls, message board flamers, etc. is spot on. ... which is the scary part. ::) True dat. Mike should never have invented the internet. Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: hypehat on December 30, 2009, 04:33:14 AM I thought Al Gore was to blame?
Title: Re: Got Nick Hornby's new book... Post by: The Heartical Don on December 31, 2009, 01:02:03 AM I thought Al Gore was to blame? No. That was the Super Information Highway. An inconvenient truth, but true nonetheless. |