A Long Way Down

by Nick Hornby | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0140287027 Global Overview for this book
Registered by sternenwolf of Steffenberg, Hessen Germany on 7/22/2010
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Journal Entry 1 by sternenwolf from Steffenberg, Hessen Germany on Thursday, July 22, 2010
Von Tauschticket geholt... Bin schon gespannt drauf, die Idee find ich schon mal sehr interessant! (Englisch)

Also mir hat das Buch ziemlich gut gefallen. Die Geschichte beginnt an einem Neujahrsabend auf dem Dach eines Hochhauses. Vier grundverschiedene Menschen hatten genau an diesem Abend genau die selbe Idee: Sich von eben jenem Hochhausdach zuwerfen, da sie alle unglücklich sind mit ihrem Leben. Beim gefallenen TV-Star Martin Sharp, über Jess die etwas etwas verrückte Achtzehnjährige und Maureen, die einen schwerstbehinderten Sohn zu Hause hat bis hin zu JJ, ein gescheiteter amerikanischer Musiker. Was passier wenn sich diese Menschen auf eben einem Hochhausdach treffen um sich umzubringen und welche Geschichten sie zu erzählen haben, welche Dingen diesem abgedrehten "Club" so passieren. Hornby schafft es genau dass in einem sehr lesenwerten Buch zu schildern, mit dem typischen Hornbywitz, der einfachen Weisheit die jedem seiner Bücher zu eigen ist und in einem etwas ungewöhlichen Interview-Stil.
Es hat mir sehr viel Spaß gemacht das Buch zu lesen!

Reserviert für entengrütze!


Journal Entry 2 by sternenwolf at Steffenberg, Hessen Germany on Monday, September 13, 2010

Released 13 yrs ago (9/13/2010 UTC) at Steffenberg, Hessen Germany

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Auf gehts mit der Post zum neuen Leser!
Viel Spaß!:)

Journal Entry 3 by entengrütze at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, September 30, 2010
als Rabck erhalten - Danke!!!

wird wahrscheinlich ein wenig dauern bis ich es gelesen habe, da ich hier noch ein paar englische Bücher zum lesen hab...

From the backside:
'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?' For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve, he's going to end it all...But not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons. Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices of cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?

update 16.08.2011: very nice book with a lot of funny moments despite the starting scene of 4 persons trying to comit suicide - I also enjoyed the very different characters and their life stories.

This book will travel now to one of the winners of my 1st BC birthday draw - Congratulations!

Journal Entry 4 by entengrütze at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Thursday, August 18, 2011

Released 12 yrs ago (8/19/2011 UTC) at Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany

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This book is travelling to raluk68 as RABCK because of my 1st BC birthday - have a good read!

Journal Entry 5 by raluk68 at București, Wallachia Romania on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Got it! Thank you for the generosity!

Can't wait to try Hornby's work! :)

Journal Entry 6 by raluk68 at București, Wallachia Romania on Friday, December 16, 2011

The subject of this story is interesting, funny, creative. I like how it is presented from 4 different angles! The characters are nicely constructed; Maureen is my favorite one :)

I was so curious to see what Nick Hornby is capable of! Goal achieved! :) Well, he is good, but, not as brilliant as I was expecting it to be.

Thank you entengrütze for this opportunity!

Journal Entry 7 by raluk68 at București, Wallachia Romania on Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Released 11 yrs ago (7/18/2012 UTC) at București, Wallachia Romania

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The book continues its journey today to UK!
I sent it as a birthday surprise to my pen-friend :)

Happy Birthday dear!! :)

Enjoy it!
It's fun ;)

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