Tutti mi danno del bastardo

From the little that this book is, it was funny and followed NIck Hornby's true to real life nature style. However this didn't feel like a short story, it felt like the beginning of a book that he couldn't be bothered to finish. The place where it cut off left me feeling...oh, okay. And that was it. Leggi tutto

Short stories are pretty honest. I mean it’s right there in the name. There's some ambiguity, I guess, but they're laying it out in the open more or less. Short stories are short. Many times, I read short stories that are satisfyingly, fascinatingly complete. Whole unto themselves. Perfect little un Leggi tutto

What can you really say about Nick Hornby? The work's always good; good is his default setting. He ranges from "perfectly fine" to "that is perfect," and "Everyone's Reading Bastard" comes much closer to the latter. A hundred years from now - and I apologize for this, I really do, but it's true - Nic Leggi tutto

Not really good but saved because of the shortness. The characters aren't interesting or admirable. The story is barely a story. The whole thing would not have keep my interest if it have not ended quickly. Its shortness make me give it two stars. The main character Charlie is a very selfish, self-ce Leggi tutto

Charlie and Elaine are getting a divorce. This would be a pretty stressful time no matter what, but Charlie is about to learn one of the great truths of life: don't piss off a newspaper columnist. Now Elaine is writing a weekly column called, appropriately enough "BASTARD!" And, as the title of this Leggi tutto

Recensione pubblicata su Cronache di Betelgeuse Avere un divorzio in corso e una ex moglie giornalista che vuole metterti a tutti i costi in cattiva luce è una situazione veramente disperata. Il protagonista di questa storia si trova a dover affrontare a testa alta una serie di articoli imbarazzanti Leggi tutto

Charlie gets divorced from Elaine and, suddenly free of her ex-husband’s presence, Elaine begins writing about Charlie in her weekly column titled “Bastard” published in a national newspaper. And, much to Charlie’s horror, she is writing about everything – his bad habits, his sexual performance, his Leggi tutto

I have been a fan of Nick Hornby ever since reading his, "High Fidelity" following a viewing of the excelent film made from it (one of the very best film adaptations ever IMO). This is just a short (maybe too short) Kindle Single that briefly explores a difficut and humiliating life experience (in

A quick, very entertaining story that feels like the opening chapters of a promising new Hornby novel. Why he cut it off after only thirty or so pages, I have no idea. Definitely worth the .99 cent price tag to download it off Amazon, especially now that they're charging around a gazillion dollars f Leggi tutto

The trouble with Hornby is that his pace lets you fly through a novel-length book while still maintaining an attachment to the characters. The short story format creates some trouble with this, and leaves the ending feeling a little unresolved in comparison with his longer works. However, the story