Come diventare buoni
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Come si fa a diventare buoni? E soprattutto, che cosa significa essere buoni? Katie Karr non se l'è mai chiesto: una donna che ha scelto di diventare medico per aiutare gli altri e che ha cresciuto i figli ai valori morali più profondi non ha nemmeno bisogno di chiederselo. Finché quella donna non tradisce il marito. E allora il marito, David, decide di dare una svolta alla sua vita. Abbandona le arguzie sarcastiche con le quali non risparmiava nessuno, nemmeno la moglie e i figli, e rinuncia a versare veleno su tutto e tutti nella rubrica che firmava regolarmente su un quotidiano locale; insomma smette di essere "l'uomo più arrabbiato di Holloway" per diventare buono. Ma buono sul serio, facendo perdere a Katie ogni punto di riferimento.
- ISBN: 8882463915
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 294
- Data di uscita: 31-08-2001
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London based doctor Katie Carr is kind of always pissed off with her politically Left leaning husband, David who is so angry with the world all the time; he even has a 'Mr Angry' column in the local newspaper. When David meets a faith healer DJ GoodNews (yup, that's his name!), Katie and their two c Leggi tutto
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A Nick Hornby book through and through -- whatever that means to you! "A Long Way Down" is still my favorite. "About a Boy" is still my second favorite. And this book would bring up the back since I've only read three Hornby books. Even if it's lesser than these other two books, it still has that Ho Leggi tutto
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