Book review: 'About a boy' writed by Nick Hornby

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"About a boy" written by Nick Hornby is a really good and realistic novel. It deals with the problems of families having single parents and loneliness, which are common problems today. The novelist alternates his writing with humor and also touchy parts, which is very pleasant for the reader. The story is very modern, and it takes place in London. Nick Hornby wrote his book in 1998 and it was adapted into a film in 2002. The film has different parts, but the message is the same.

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[...] Marcus discovers Will doesn't have a son. Will helps Marcus to become a cool, normal boy and Marcus helps Will to become an adult responsible. They stand by each other that are very interesting. Indeed all the characters are engaging and worm; we see their evolution, their personality, their way of life, their problems We can see the psychology of characters that's why I really like this book. During a party, Will falls in love with a woman whose call Rachel. [...]

[...] Book review: 'About a boy' writed by Nick Hornby “About a writed by Nick Hornby is a really good and realistic novel. It deals with nowadays problems of single parents family and loneliness. The novelist alternates his writing with humour and parts more touching, that's very pleasant for the reader. The story is very modern, it takes place in London. Nick Hornby wrote his book in 1998 and it was adapted into a film in 2002. The film has different parts but the message is the same. [...]

[...] So it's a hard and delicate situation for Marcus. He doesn't used to see his father regularly because he lives in Cambridge. Will realize the single mother interests him because could sleep with them, make them feel better about themselves, be a parent for a limited time, and walk without feeling guilty.” So he decides to go to SPAT (Single Parents-Alone Together) to meet a single mother. He invents an imaginary son : Ned, to appear as a single father in SPAT. [...]

[...] Single Parents feel alone and they fear they children are unhappy. And the children feel alone too and think they have to care of their single parent because they feel unhappy too. In my opinion the author describes very well this serious problem and it's a good idea to develop this theme to people realizes this situation is very hard to teenagers and their parents. Personally I live in a similar family situation and I recognize exactly the Marcus's thinking and feelings, so this book touches me a lot. [...]