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I only picked this book up because it was tagged on Shelfari as a music book and the monthly tag for the (Play Book Tag) group for January is music, so I thought I could at least read one music related book!
I started this book planning on reading a couple of pages and then declaring that it's a boring WTF book and throw it aside.. I had every intention to HATE this book, I don't know why!! .. but once I started it I just couldn't put it down!!
It's the story of Rob, a thirty-ish record store owne ...more
I started this book planning on reading a couple of pages and then declaring that it's a boring WTF book and throw it aside.. I had every intention to HATE this book, I don't know why!! .. but once I started it I just couldn't put it down!!
It's the story of Rob, a thirty-ish record store owne ...more
Sep 18, 2009
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This Sunday's New York Times had an essay by a woman telling why she prefers "guys" to "men." She would like Rob Fleming, the protagonist of High Fidelity -- at least when she didn't feel like kicking him. Rob is 35, owns an unsuccessful record shop (though he does have two employees), and spends a lot of time making up Top 5 lists of records, movies, and of course, women he's dumped or been dumped by. The latest in the last category is Laura, who's just moved out as the book begins. Hijinks ens
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Such an unlikeable, yet empathetic protagonist. Not sure what that says about me.
