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Everyone's Reading Bastard (2012)

by Nick Hornby(Favorite Author)

3.29 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Byliner Inc.

review 1: Everyone is Reading Bastard is a short story that Nick Hornby wrote for E-Book (you can also find it in book form in "The Best American Required Reading 2013 book). Bastard is a hilarious tale about a couple who gets a divorce and than the wife starts writing a weekly column in the newspaper she works for called Bastard, which details everything the "Bastard" did while they were together in the relationship, much to his horror and shock. Hornby's witty writing style is in full effect here and there are some huge laughs to be had. I especially liked the way he poked fun at how once something becomes popular, the media big wigs, have got to find a way to copy it (in this case with a column called Bitch). This is one of Hornby's very best short stories to ... moredate.
review 2: Nick Hornby's characters are wonderfully flawed and the prose is full of wit and dark humor. Unfortunately, the story goes nowhere. We discover who these people are, but nothing ever comes of them. There's a hint that the main character makes some sort of self-discovery, but it's not poignant enough to stick.I love A Long Way Down, About A Boy and Juliet, Naked because they are about characters trying to grow or survive the craziness of life. This short story is just about a character existing and something embarrassing happening to him. There's some introspection, but no growth. While that might be realistic, I don't find it satisfying to read about. I finished the story feeling like I wish someone had told me there was no point in reading it. less

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