High Fidelity
High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
Reviewed by Jess
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So I don’t often read “romance” stories and I don’t often read male authors, something which like Mimi mentioned yesterday I am trying to correct, but I love this book about finding love! 💕
If you like your rom-com protagonist to be floppy-haired, music-nerdy, and all up in his feelings, Rob Fleming is the fictional guy for you! He goes on a journey after breaking up with Laura, looking back at all his past break-ups and trying to find out where it went wrong, whilst cataloguing his extensive record collection at the same time. He’s cynical and self-deprecating and sometimes a bit creepy with the women, which isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but deep down he’s a loner who doesn’t want to be alone! Of course, he gets his shit together and whilst it’s not a chick-lit romantic ending, it’s a bit more of a realistic understanding of how a relationship finally clicks and works when the guy finally grows up.
It seems like a real throwback of a book now I think about it, proper white male works in a record shop in London in the 90s vibe but Hornby’s writing is funny and well-paced, Rob feels familiar instantly and I love a noncheesy ending, personally! This was adapted into a great film starring John Cusack, and more recently flipped on its head to feature the wonderful Zoe Kravitz as a female protagonist, which I’m so keen to check out!
