Juliet, Naked

for a random book i picked off the shelf, pretty good, but i do feel like some parts could’ve been more detailed/drawn out, instead of it being speeded through. i was expecting to be unhappy with the ending but it ended probably the best possible way it could’ve ended.

I was looking forward to reading this book for so long. It was kind of difficult to keep on reading after the first few pages, as it did not really grab my full attention. All in all, it was okay.

The thing with Nick is that either you love it or you can't swallow it. Story starts as warm and with many insights in characters. And then I lost it. It was like Fever Pitch, slowly going into something else, I didn't feel that story stayed about people and their relationships. I really lost the course so maybe I will reread this some other time when I am ready for it.

I had enjoyed "A Long Way Down" so I was really disappointed in this book. When I finished reading it, I was thinking I would have enjoyed it more if it focused solely on Tucker and Duncan and how music impacts our lives in different ways.

In the end: the book made me love the film more, the film made me appreciate the book, and I saw into my future as my partner tries to figure out how to cope with my various obsessions.

A light, enjoyable read. Strains credulity, but not in any truly objectionable way.

The fact that I love the movie way more than the book says more about me than this delight of a novel.

This is not a bad book at all. There are good, likable characters and the plot is original, but it falls short of Hornby's other works. The story arc is somewhat lacking, but it's Nick Hornby, so not at all a wasted read.

Duncan being obsessed with a singer/songwriter from the 80s is a fabulous idea, and one that a lot of people will be able to associate with - an odd hobbey, that not everyone understands, but one that you feel is very important, and that there's far more going on than an outsider can understand. Annie and Duncan go on a pilgrame to America, to follow in the footsteps of Tucker Crowe - complete with a stop in the bathroom where something so astounding happened that Crowe stopped making music, or so the story goes. Crowe's music label releases the songs from his most famous album as they had been written, before they were made into the music that everyone knows and loves. Duncan loves it, and Annie thinks it's trash. They both write online reviews, and Annie's is the one that Tucker Crowe likes, and responds to. It was a very good read, and highly entertaining and funny.

Highly enjoyable. Does a great job of breaking down the different characters and the perspective jumps all make sense. I found myself smiling for much more of it than I read straight-faced. I just wish that Hornby had hired someone to create the actual Juliet album, as I'd love to hear it.