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I've been watching the film About a Boy for years (being somewhat of a Hugh Grant fan it was never an option not to watch it, I've even seen the terrible Did you Hear About the Morgans?) and enjoyed it especially as it makes somewhat of a deviation from Hugh Grant's normal characters. So I had been planning to read About a Boy for quite a long time, it just took me this long to get round to it, and I still may not have was it not for the Take a Chance Challenge prompting me. It's the only the third book by Nick Hornby I've read. The first was The Complete Polysylabbic Spree which probably doesn't really could as it is non-fiction but the other, High Fidelity, I liked enough to want to read more by him, and About a Boy is one of his more popular novels. I did find it a little difficult not to compare to the film, simply because I know the film well. I was glad to find that seeing the film didn't spoil the book for me, which is something that often happens when I see the film first. I did find myself picturing Nicholas Hoult when I read about Marcus, but possibly that was just good casting as I didn't picture Hugh Grant when I read about Will, I terms of changes in plot it pretty much balanced it out, the end of the film is a bit stupid with Hugh Grant saving the day, I much prefer how it was written. I was a little disappointed with the way Marcus met Ellie as it's one of my favourite points of the film, but that isn't much of a big deal really. As with High Fidelity I found About a Boy really amusing, I do think it could have been more touching, but I did care about Marcus at least, even if I wasn't bothered about the other characters. I thought Will was a bit of an idiot but I still grew to like him, or at least the new him. I did prefer High Fidelity, but About a Boy is well worth a read too
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The novel "About a Boy" written by Nick Hornby takes place in the 90s in London an deals with the relationship between M;Arcus (12)and WIll (36).
At the beginning the two main charackters can't stand each other. They are completely different. Marcus acts like an adult whereas Will just enjoys being single and goes on parties.
After some time they get to know each other better and a friendship begins. Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool child and not longer a freak. Marcus teaches how to behave like an adult.
To my mind , the composition of real problems, which concern people today, and the funny way the author writes, is excellent. The novel is worth reading.
You cannot only improve your English but also have fun by reading it. ;)
At the beginning the two main charackters can't stand each other. They are completely different. Marcus acts like an adult whereas Will just enjoys being single and goes on parties.
After some time they get to know each other better and a friendship begins. Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool child and not longer a freak. Marcus teaches how to behave like an adult.
To my mind , the composition of real problems, which concern people today, and the funny way the author writes, is excellent. The novel is worth reading.
You cannot only improve your English but also have fun by reading it. ;)
Format:Paperback
The book "About a Boy" is about Marcus, a weird child with a suicide mother, and Will the cool guy.
The two different characteres meet each other and become friends.
The book bored me to death, because when i read it everything was more interesting than reading on.
It wasnt unputdownable. The good thing is that it is easy to read and to understand.
Ithink it is a good book for holidays when you only want to read a few pages.
The two different characteres meet each other and become friends.
The book bored me to death, because when i read it everything was more interesting than reading on.
It wasnt unputdownable. The good thing is that it is easy to read and to understand.
Ithink it is a good book for holidays when you only want to read a few pages.
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The book "About a Boy" deals with the lives of the two main characters Will, 38 years old, and Marcus, 12 years old. Marcus acts like an adult, Will instead acts like a boy. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Anna the burning star
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The book "About a boy", written by Nick Hornby is about a young geek called Marcus.The book tells the story story of Marcus' life and shows how his life is changed by Will. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2007 by Sven Bee
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About a Boy by Nick Hornby is a story involving the friendship between Will, a cool thirty-something-year-old who lives off royalties, and Marcus, a twelve-year-old who lives with... Read more
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