About a Boy
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About a Boy

Nick Hornby2015
About a Boy is Nick Hornby's comic and heart-warming million-copy bestseller 'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy. Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool? And can Marcus help Will just to grow up? This astonishing novel, now a modern classic, was adapted for the acclaimed 2002 film About A Boy, starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult. Fans of One Day by David Nicholls and Any Human Heart by William Boyd will devour this book, as will lovers of fiction everywhere.
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3.5 stars
Nov 11, 2024
Witty
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3 stars
Jan 6, 2023
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4 stars
Nov 6, 2022
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5 stars
Oct 2, 2022
Pure
Offbeat
Charming
Touching
Exciting
Beautiful
Enigmatic
Fast paced
Avant-garde
Educational
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4 stars
Sep 19, 2022
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3.5 stars
Jul 18, 2022
Simple
Easy read
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3 stars
Jun 23, 2022
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5 stars
Jan 16, 2022
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3 stars
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2 stars
Apr 9, 2024
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3 stars
Aug 7, 2022
Honest
Simple
Easy read
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5 stars
Feb 20, 2022
Simple
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Beautiful
Hilarious
Insightful
Meaningful
Unforgettable
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4 stars
Jul 19, 2024
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Jul 4, 2024
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3 stars
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5 stars
Mar 6, 2024
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4 stars
Feb 4, 2024
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