– Nick Hornby skriver her sin første ungdomsbok, og det gjør han med god innlevelse. Måten han skildrer den unge hovedpersonens tanker på er fornøyelig, og det hele virker ekte, samtidig som det er morsomt og underholdende. Selve temaet er egentlig alvorlig nok, det handler om en gutt på 16 år som blir pappa og de utfordringene han og den like unge jenta møter, men det er noe forfriskende med måten dette temaet blir skrevet om som ikke mange andre forfattere gjør etter Hornby. Det har verken blitt en altfor sosialrealistisk og traurig romane eller en altfor optimistisk og overpositiv skildring, men en historie du tror på.
Slam
«Truthful and funny—Sunday Times
Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth—Observer
A moving read for anyone—Elle
Touching, very funny—Guardian
Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read—Independent
Warm, witty and wise—Arena
Hornby's writing is hilarious—Cosmopolitan
Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth—Observer»
THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY
'Touching, very funny' Guardian
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'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.'
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THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY
'Touching, very funny' Guardian
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'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.'
Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia.
Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can't run (let alone skate) away from this one. He's a boy facing a man's problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them?
Slam is a novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century.
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'Very funny...very real' Daily Telegraph
'Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read' Independent
'A moving read for anyone' Elle
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 304
- ISBN
- 9780241969946
- Utgivelsesår
- 2014
- Format
- 18 x 11 cm
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«Truthful and funny—Sunday Times
Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth—Observer
A moving read for anyone—Elle
Touching, very funny—Guardian
Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read—Independent
Warm, witty and wise—Arena
Hornby's writing is hilarious—Cosmopolitan
Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth—Observer»