![]() ![]() This was the first book that Hornby published, and it’s comfortably unconventional. What are enjoyable are the well-rounded supporting characters, pop-cultural specificity, and - most of all - distinct London vernacular. He’s self-centered, whiny, spoiled - and no fun to read about. The book details the protagonist’s thoughts to the point that High Fidelity feels almost as much like a manifesto as it does a novel. What did bother me, though, was the mopey attitude of the central character. The novel is a brisk 323 pages, chronicling the protagonist Rob’s break-up blues. It didn’t bother me that not too much happens in the plot, which covers a pretty unremarkable span of about two weeks. I was hooked right off the bat: Hornby displays a remarkable, conversational tone that compels you to keep reading. I was too lazy to fix it that night, so I grabbed the first book I saw on my bookshelf and started reading. I bought High Fidelity about a year ago on the recommendation of fellow Earn This writer Grant. ![]()
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