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Elaine Harris, stimata giornalista, ha sempre raccontato il suo matrimonio con Charlie in una rubrica, molto apprezzata dal direttore del giornale e da un vasto seguito di lettori. Nessuno, però, e men che meno il marito, si sarebbe aspettato gli articoli al veleno che Elaine inizia a scrivere appena una settimana dopo che i due hanno deciso di divorziare. Per Charlie anche solo andare in ufficio diventa un problema, visto che tutti leggono quei pezzi in cui Elaine racconta, con dovizia di particolari, le sue innumerevoli e innegabili mancanze come marito, come padre, come amante… Charlie può solo sperare che l’ex moglie si stanchi presto di pubblicare il «Bastardo!» Soltanto un autore come Nick Hornby poteva regalarci un ritratto così riuscito della fine di un amore, il racconto tragicomico, brillante e molto umano, di quanto assurdamente complicata possa diventare la relazione tra due persone.
- ISBN: 8823506182
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 80
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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
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
Driiin! - Mr. Hornby, si ricorda il racconto che ci deve inviare entro domani? Sa com’è, dobbiamo andare in stampa. - Ehm, si certo, ci sto lavorando… - Perfetto, lo aspettiamo! Ma di che racconto parla questo?! Perché firmo i contratti e poi vado al pub e mi sbronzo e non mi ricordo le cose? Massì, di Leggi tutto
Not my cup of tea. It's your basic "man are from mars women are from venus" story sprinkled with 1st world problems.
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