Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

12 reviews

sapphoxes's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Hated the main character until the last quarter of the book, but I think that was the point. Aggressively British. Hit hard to a thirtysomething who can on occasion be a scumbag. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

lenniee446's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

colossuscrunch's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

blackberryjambaby's review against another edition

Go to review page

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

would kill him myself if able

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

frmeden's review against another edition

Go to review page

slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

callmepipes_'s review against another edition

Go to review page

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This would be a 3.75 but i think the movie rlly convinced me here. 

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

berodatheelf's review against another edition

Go to review page

lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

soph183's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! Took it as a satire look into a narcissistic male brain (so hope it was not meant to be autobiographical), but found the male perspective of ‘firsts’, love and relationships to be really entertaining. 

Such an interesting demonstration of how you only ever know one side a story- Rob (main character)’s internal recollection of events in his life is rose tinted and paints him as a cool, edgy, passionate guy, until you find out the real context of his actions (and just how awful men can be) when he is forced to face reality through interactions with others.

The relationship dilemmas that come up made for a thought provoking read- when SHOULD you decide to stop striving for ‘greatness’ and settle in contentment with what you have? That is not an easy mindset switch to make and as much as I hated Rob’s character the feelings of turmoil and fear of being stuck is definitely relatable. 

Also I LOVE when books reference specific songs and artists that a character likes- let’s you understand them that little bit more (and the characters work in a record store in this book so there’s loads of that- and the tunes mentioned are great).

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

bookinthebath's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


Expand filter menu Content Warnings

thetomeraider's review against another edition

Go to review page

reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

Expand filter menu Content Warnings