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This is the first Nick Hornby book I've read. I see something of myself in Rob, though nowhere near as emotionally stunted (or so I'd like to think...). I have a tendency to get on obsessive kicks and am well aware of how annoying it can be, so he's relatable in that way. However, his obliviousness to others, sometimes to the point of willful ignorance, is something I hope I've been able to successfully minimize in my own life. Though I've never been in a situation remotely like Rob's, I've gone
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Abandoned, just not for me
Having read and loved a couple of Nick Hornby books in the past I was surprised that this was such a struggle for me to get into. The protagonist frustrated me on more than a few occasions and for the majority of the book I found him incredibly unlikeable. Fortunately, it swelled to a great finish, with emotional development and even a happy ending, and I am a definite sucker for both of those things.
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