|
Carregando... High Fidelity: A Novel (original: 1995; edição: 2005)de Nick Hornby
Detalhes da ObraHigh Fidelity de Nick Hornby (1995)
  
» 30 mais Top Five Books of 2015 (106) 100 New Classics (30) BBC Big Read (163) Books Read in 2020 (930) United Kingdom (17) A Novel Cure (194) 20th Century Literature (522) Books Read in 2015 (1,694) music to my eyes (31) 1990s (82) First Novels (61) Allie's Wishlist (2) Books read in 2015 (14) Big tags (12) Unread books (490) Alphabetical Books (69) Protagonists - Men (15) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Not one of Hornby's finest books, but worth a read. (  ) Timwindram | Feb 28, 2021 |  Questo, per me, è uno di quei libri benedetti che appaiono nella tua vita proprio nel momento in cui ne avevi bisogno.Insomma, non è che stessi vivendo chissà quale crisi pofonda, si trattava di uno di quegli attimi di smarrimento sentimental-esistenziale molto comune nella vita di una persona, ma questo libro mi sorprese...conteneva tutto ciò che avevo da sapere in quel momento, per di più esposto con lucidità e ironia. Ho imparato molto di più da Alta Fedeltà che da decine di conversazioni con decine di amici (in teoria) intelligentissimi, espertissimi e scaltrissimi. Non scherzo quando dico che la mia attuale visione del mondo, delle relazioni interpersonali e della mia vita non può prescindere da ciò che imparai da questo libro. PS. se avete amici intelligentissimi, espertissimi e scaltrissimi, teneteveli stretti e non sostituiteli con libri...mi raccomando ;-)) (  ) JoeProtagoras | Jan 28, 2021 | "Only people of a certain disposition are frightened of being alone for the rest of their lives at twenty-six; we were of that disposition. Everything seemed much later than it was" (30). I've read this book before, but rereading it now makes a lot of sense. So many novels about break-ups are written in the chick-lit genre or from the female perspective; this is the narrative of a man who seems firmly stuck in the emerging adulthood stage as he muses over his most recent and previous relationship fiascoes. It is by turns funny, pathetic, depressing, and insightful. "You know the worst thing about being rejected? The lack of control. If I could only control the when and how of being dumped by somebody, then it wouldn't seem as bad. But then, of course, it wouldn't be rejection, would it?" (110) (  ) resoundingjoy | Jan 1, 2021 | This was JUST what I needed. I had got in a rut with trying to find books that didn't drag me down any more, in my vulnerable lockdown misery, and that were a good read - sharp observations, realistic characters. this hit the sweet spot. It was a re-read, my first being a long time ago, possibly close to when it was written, so I had forgotten the intricacies of the plotline, even though I have watched the film, and also bought the soundtrack. (good CD, on high rotation, if you were wondering). When I started this, I knew I was onto a winner and dragged out my entire Hornby collection, and then topped it up with some extras from the library. ( ) Vividrogers | Dec 20, 2020 | If you're a girl, you're probably gonna be frustrated with Rob. But, there's the pure charm of it. Of course you're gonna hate him. He's insecure, messed up, thinks too much, talks too little about what matters and messes with you. But you're also gonna understand him and relate to him. And maybe you're gonna hate yourself for it :P And the ending is excellent. Mr Hornby, great job. Oh and yes, SO MANY GOOD MUSIC REFERENCES, I wanted to die!!! ( ) JoTea | Jul 31, 2020 |
 Happily, Hornby does not rely on pop-cultural allusion to limn his characters' inner lives, but uses it instead to create a rich, wry backdrop for them... Hornby is as fine an analyst as he is a funny man, and his book is a true original. Mr. Hornby captures the loneliness and childishness of adult life with such precision and wit that you'll find yourself nodding and smiling.
Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their top five films (Reservoir Dogs...); top five Elvis Costello songs ("Alison"...); top five episodes of Cheers (the one where Woody sang his stupid song to Kelly...). Rob tries dating a singer whose rendition of "Baby, I Love Your Way" makes him cry. But maybe it's just that he's always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think (awful as it sounds) that life as an episode of thirtysomething, with all the kids and marriages and barbecues and k.d. lang CD's that this implies, might not be so bad. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
 Google Books — Carregando...Capas popularesAvaliaçãoMédia: (3.92)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5
5