Startlingwildly enjoyable a long way down is a daring highwire act, and hornby pulls it off perfectly the seattle times at its heart, a long way down isnt really about suicide itself anyway. So, too, is the fact that he is extending his fictional range. For his latest novel, nick hornby has apparently taken his inspiration not. Nick hornby is a lovely, witty prose stylistbut without real characters, his. Shortlisted for the 2005 whitbread award and the commonwealth writers prize, a long way down by bestselling novelist nick hornby is a tragicomic exploration of four strangers linked by. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of. A long way down by nick hornby, nick hornby, nick hornby. Lad lits original gang leader has written about football, music, parental responsibility and morality. Ein langer weg hinab ist ein schwarz humoriger roman des britischen schriftstellers nick hornby aus dem jahr 2005. Although a long way down is not an evenly successful novel, it justifies hornbys decision to write about that misery which we have.
Startlingwildly enjoyablea long way down is a daring highwire act, and. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. All the tension of a long way down comes from a situation in which. In his fourth novel, new york timesbestselling author nick hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost. Nick hornby is the author of six bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be. Goodreads members who liked a long way down also liked. Roman nick hornby, clara drechsler, harald hellmann isbn. Joanna briscoe is glad that nick hornbys ending transcends the beginning of his highconcept novel, a long way down. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. Hornby doesnt disappoint, but thats not to say he takes the easy road out. A long way down movie tiein by nick hornby, paperback. Apartment dwellers, interpersonal relations, suicide, fiction. I do know the kind of tone i want the ending to have.
But i also loved this story for the plot and the difficulty in making a profoundly. Journalist and bestselling novelist nick hornby is best known for his portraits of dysfunctional peter pans clueless postmodern males in various stages of arrested development who. Nick hornby is the author of six bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, juliet, naked and funny girl, as well as a novel for young. This is an enjoyably readable, bumpy ride of a book, paradoxically both. Nick hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down, slam, juliet, naked, and funny girl, as well as several works of nonfiction. If camus had written a grownup version of the breakfast club, the result might. Nick hornbys a long way down is a novel that asks some of the big questions. A long way down is told from the points of view of four very different people who meet on the roof of a london building each planning to commit suicide. From the bestselling author of high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down comes a highly anticipated new novel.
For disgraced tv presenter martin sharp the answers pretty simple. Sure, about a boy is good and so is high fidelity, as is juliet, naked. In jason reynoldss verse novel long way down, is doesnt take long for the reader to. A pageturning plot and rich, funny characters with several big laughs on every page. Hornby is bestknown books are the internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to. A long way down by nick hornby book club discussion. The others take just as long to start crawling out of their black holes, and the book makes an. New york timesbestselling author nick hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when theyve reached the end of the line.
A wise, affecting novel from the beloved, awardwinning author of funny girl, high fidelity, and about a boy. The action is minimal, and the cursory plot reads almost like an. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Nick hornbys darkly comic new novel, a long way down, its genuine power. A long way down first look and synopsis posted by nick hornby august 19, 20 at 10. Buy a cheap copy of a long way down book by nick hornby.
A cure for unhappiness is happiness is one of the themes of this novel. This is a group that spends more time firing caustic. Lad lits original gang leader has written about football, music, parental. A long way down by nick hornby new york magazine book.
The characters are able to find little happiness in their life to keep them occupied preventing them from committing. For his latest novel, nick hornby has apparently taken his inspiration not from his record collection or his favorite soccer team, but from reality tv. To ask other readers questions about a long way down, please sign up. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch. Joanna briscoe is glad that nick hornbys ending transcends the beginning. Nick hornby was born in redhill, surrey, england, in 1957. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go. The main themes in a long way down is suicide, depression and that there is always hope. Its more about what happens when you dont kill yourself, and the tale hornby subsequently tells is an unusual. Nick hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when theyve reached the end of the line. I had to read this book for college, and when i read the synopsis, i thought it seemed.
It is a dark comedy, playing off the themes of suicide, angst, depression and promiscuity the story is. Pg wodehouse may have been the last lightcomic writer to be comfy in his pigeonhole. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living. The story is written in the firstperson narrative from the points of view of the four main characters, martin, maureen, jess and jj. It was on the shortlist for the whitbread novel award. Books 7 each both books delivered 26 books posted same day as purchase with aus post tracking number standard aus post delivery 24 days juliet naked has. While hornbys name has always been on my radar, i decided this past christmas that i needed to sit down and actually read some of his novels. Breakfast club rewritten by beckettwhat makes the book work is hornbys. About a boy by nick hornby, high fidelity by nick hornby, a long way down by nick hornby, how to be good by nick hornby, an. Theme and message in a long way down the book blogging. A long way down 2006 read online free book by nick. From this dubious beginning they form a most unlikely friendship which we see develop from their alternating points of view over 3 months.
A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. It is a dark comedy, playing off the themes of suicide, angst, depression and promiscuity. Find books like a long way down from the worlds largest community of readers. But a long way down takes risks, and it does things that most authors are afraid to do, which is talk about suicide and it.
Set in 1960s london, funny girl is a lively account of the adventures of. Hornbys subsequent novels include a long way down and. Disgraced tv presenter martin sharp, the lonely housewife maureen 51 years old, the. New york timesbestselling author nick hornby mines the hearts and psyches of. Nick hornby is the author of seven internationally bestselling novels funny girl, high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of. A long way down audiobook extract read by pauline mclynn by penguin books uk published on 20140206t10. Only to find that they have even less in common than first suspected. I will focus mostly on the last theme in this short analysis. A long way down movie tiein and millions of other books are available for. A long way down is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2005. Can i explain why i wanted to jump off the top of a tower block.
Hornbys novel a long way down was published in 2005, with a film version of this book released in 2014. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Nick hornby on his new novel, a long way down the latest novel from bestselling english author nick hornby, a long way down, focuses on a group of suicidal people. Nick hornby is currently considered a single author. Because first singlemum maureen, then eighteenyearold jess and lastly american rockgod jj turn up and crash martins private party. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good, high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down and funny girl, as well as the memoir fever pitch. A group of desperate characters fail to convince in nick hornbys riffing examination of suicide, a long way down, says adam marsjones.
I dont know whats going to happen really in terms of narrative. A long way down by nick hornby and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nick hornby books list of books by author nick hornby. Nick hornby is the author of six bestselling novels. A long way down first look and synopsis nick hornby. This is a dark comedy for it is about suicide and reading this is both entertaining and thoughtprovoking. Both these books, and 1998s about a boy, were the subjects of successful big screen adaptations. On the evidence of a long way down, this notion has apparently stuck.
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