I just bought this book yesterday - I heard it was really good and am looking forward to reading it.

I've promised this one to Spunkeesunshine when I am done with it.

Well, I am about 1/3 of the way through this book and I have to say I'm not all that impressed so far. I had heard good things about this book so I was hoping it would be better. It isn't *awful* but I am finding it kind of uninteresting. Maybe it will get better??

I just finished reading this book and lowered my rating a bit. It was a struggle to stay interested in this one - I was so disappointed as I had heard such great things about Nick Hornby's writing.

Released on Monday, September 09, 2002 at Private Release to Another Book Crosser in Kingston, Ontario Canada.

This one is on its way to spunkeesunshine.

Just received this one in the mail! Thank you very much, Jenny-Lou-Who! :) By the way, I loved "the-little-bread-crumb-guy" stationary! (His name escapes me at the moment.)

I'm giving this book to Vitamin-water once I'm done with it! Yay for inter-Toronto [read: postage-free] book swaps!

To tell you the truth, I found this novel much more disturbing than funny. One reviewer said this book had "dark humour." No kidding. In the novel, a woman is unhappy with her marriage to her angry, sarcastic husband. Suddenly, he becomes "spirited" (not in a religious sense), and in his re-birth, wants to do good. So, she must now deal with a dissolving marriage on top of her husband's new personality.
The book had its moments, and goodness knows I felt the frustration that the main character portrayed. However, the plot just went everywhere, to the point where I stopped caring whether or not the marriage worked out.
Maybe I'm comparing this book to "About a Boy", which is really funny and heartwarming. Either way, this novel just isn't Hornby at his best.

Release planned for Wednesday, October 02, 2002 at Private Release to Another Bookcrosser in Toronto, Ontario Canada.

Meeting up with Vitamin-water to do a book trade! :) Hope you like this one, Vitamin-water!!!