Synopsis
Nick Hornby – author of the bestsellers About a Boy and Fever Pitch – takes us on a literary journey of the books he bought, the books he read and his thoughts on reading in the perceptive and wickedly funny The Complete Polysyllabic Spree - The Diary of an Occasionally Exasperated but Ever Hopeful Reader.
This is not a book of reviews. This not a book that sneers at other books. This is a book about reading – about enjoying books wherever and however you find them.
Nick Hornby is first and foremost a reader and he approaches books like the rest of us: hoping to pick up one he can’t put down. The Complete Polysyllabic Spree is a diary of sorts, charting his reading life over two years. It is a celebration of why we read – its pleasures, its disappointments and its surprises. And above all, it is for you – the ever hopeful reader.
‘An engaged and engaging ramble around one reader’s mind’ The Times
‘Not only does it make you want to read more but, like all great books, it’s also terrific company’ Metro
‘For anyone whose idea of a good time is arguing with friends about their favourite books. . . amusing and contagiously enthusiastic’ Big Issue
Nick Hornby has captivated readers and achieved widespread critical acclaim for his comic, well-observed novels About a Boy, High Fidelity, How to be Good, A Long Way Down (shortlisted for the Whitbread Award), Slam and Juliet, Naked. His two additional works of non-fiction, 31 Songs (shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award) and Fever Pitch(winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award) are also available from Penguin.
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780141028491
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 288
Published : 28 Jun 2007
Publisher : Penguin
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