tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post4664446782464005293..comments2023-04-16T06:52:21.163-07:00Comments on somewhere i have never travelled: Book: About A Boy, by Nick HornbyDaphnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15394393707234499156noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28671830.post-51408833862839606362008-02-11T02:15:00.000-08:002008-02-11T02:15:00.000-08:00I completely agree about "AAB." LOVED the movie --...I completely agree about "AAB." LOVED the movie -- one of my favorites -- but the book annoyed me, as did "A Long Way Down". That surprised me, as I loved "HF" and "How to Be..." <BR/><BR/>I think it's a bit like this... people are funny when they aren't trying to be. If something sounds rehearsed or self-conscious, it doesn't work. Same goes for this type of witty writing. If you can sense the author is trying too hard, it takes you out of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com