How to be Good
4 journalers for this copy...
Completely different from any of his previous books. I was a bit disappointed, and found a lot of it unrealistic...... but it has been a while since I read it. But definitely some interesting concepts - like would it really help the world if I gave away all my money?
From Amazon.co.uk:
In Nick Hornby's How To Be Good, Katie Carr is certainly trying to be. That's why she became a GP. That's why she cares about Third World debt and homelessness, and struggles to raise her children with a conscience. It's also why she puts up with her husband David, self-styled "Angriest Man in Holloway". But one fateful day, she finds herself in a Leeds car-park, having just slept with another man. What she doesn't yet realise is that her Fall from Grace is just the first step on a spiritual journey more torturous than the M25 at rush-hour. Because, prompted by his wife's actions, David is about to stop being Angry. He's about to become Good--not Guardian-reading, organic-food-eating good, but Good in the fashion of the Gospels. And that's no easier in modern-day Holloway than it was in ancient Israel.
From Amazon.co.uk:
In Nick Hornby's How To Be Good, Katie Carr is certainly trying to be. That's why she became a GP. That's why she cares about Third World debt and homelessness, and struggles to raise her children with a conscience. It's also why she puts up with her husband David, self-styled "Angriest Man in Holloway". But one fateful day, she finds herself in a Leeds car-park, having just slept with another man. What she doesn't yet realise is that her Fall from Grace is just the first step on a spiritual journey more torturous than the M25 at rush-hour. Because, prompted by his wife's actions, David is about to stop being Angry. He's about to become Good--not Guardian-reading, organic-food-eating good, but Good in the fashion of the Gospels. And that's no easier in modern-day Holloway than it was in ancient Israel.
Sending to Starry-Starry next week....
Journal Entry 3 by Starry-Starry from Llandrindod Wells, Wales United Kingdom on Thursday, August 7, 2003
Received today. Thanks very much psychjo for fulfilling one of my wishes and for the postcard.
I saw Nick Hornby at Hay-on-Wye a couple of years back when he was promoting this novel and he read passages from it. I wasn't sure if it was my sort of book, it seemed too moral for my tastes, but I'm really glad for this opportunity to try it out because I have enjoyed his other books, particularly Fever Pitch.
I saw Nick Hornby at Hay-on-Wye a couple of years back when he was promoting this novel and he read passages from it. I wasn't sure if it was my sort of book, it seemed too moral for my tastes, but I'm really glad for this opportunity to try it out because I have enjoyed his other books, particularly Fever Pitch.
Journal Entry 4 by Starry-Starry from Llandrindod Wells, Wales United Kingdom on Sunday, November 9, 2003
As always I liked Nick Hornby's writing and I read this in practically one sitting. I'm not sure if it's because I am a guardian-reading liberal but some of the concepts were a little uncomfortable and I felt exactly like Katie when confronted with the 'what is good?' question.
Hornby doesn't have an answer either, but his exploration of the issue through Katie was interesting. Like PsychJo I thought some of the scenes were unrealistic and David's character was a little two-dimensional. I had a hard time believing that he would go from The Angriest Man in Holloway to a pacifist, tree-hugger (to use a stereotype) in one easy step.
I don't think this one was as good as his previous books, but still entertaining.
30/05/2004
On its way to letra - hope you enjoy it!
Hornby doesn't have an answer either, but his exploration of the issue through Katie was interesting. Like PsychJo I thought some of the scenes were unrealistic and David's character was a little two-dimensional. I had a hard time believing that he would go from The Angriest Man in Holloway to a pacifist, tree-hugger (to use a stereotype) in one easy step.
I don't think this one was as good as his previous books, but still entertaining.
30/05/2004
On its way to letra - hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for sending me this book, Starry-Starry!
I'm afraid it's going to my TBR pile for a while, but I promise to read and release ASAP :)
I'm afraid it's going to my TBR pile for a while, but I promise to read and release ASAP :)
After sitting on my TBR pile for almost two years (sorry BookCrossing Spirit and Starry-Starry!) I finnally managed to find the time to read How to Be Good. The book is everything the cover promises: funny, clever and a very fast read. I've just finished reading it and I will offer it on my weblog ( http://ervilhas.weblog.com.pt/ ) today, so that I it will be on its way to the next bookcrosser soon.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
BCer Neftos asked for the book soon after I offered to send it as a RABCK. Enjoy :)
Chegou o livro, num envelope giro
