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Slam | Nick Hornby

"But she wanted to use her superpowers for evil, not for good."

This made me LOL in the car yesterday. From the time he was tiny, I would tell wildly-clever-but-fiercely-independent Number Two Son (shown at age 2-1/2; now 22), "Use your powers for good, not evil." He does...nearly always. #littledevil #hecleansupnice #superpowers ????

Alfoster š‚š‚š‚š‚š‚! 6y

Melkyl I tell my students the same thing 6y

JoyBlue @Melwilk I'll bet you do! š‘¨š‰ What grade(s)/subjects do you teach? 6y

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Melkyl @JoyBlue I teach 7th/8th grade English. I love teaching middle school š 6y

Melkyl @JoyBlue Your son is adorable in this picture. My kids are 22 and 24. I miss my little trick-or-treaters! 6y

JoyBlue @Melwilk Awesome! Thank you. Mine are 22 & 25. Earlier that day, they were both ghosts; but NTS had a fit with his head covered. I was able to punt, and I've had this photo on display ever since. ROFL! 6y

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JoyBlue

Slam | Nick Hornby

so-so

As a point of reference, I have another 6 Hornby books not visible to the right. I'm a fan! I haven't read his complete catalog yet; but a significant number of the novels. Slam is aimed at an audience much younger than I. While that isn't always a determinant of my satisfaction; it may be in this case. Anyway, I wouldn't want to steer anyone away from Hornby; I just may steer you toward several of his other works first. š‰

Leftcoastzen You nailed it for me ,I‘m a fan ,but I bailed. 6y

Reviewsbylola I actually really liked this one. I‘m a Hornby fan too. 6y

MommyWantsToReadHerBook I looked at this at the farmer's market on Saturday, but yeah, the skate boarding thing didn't grab me 6y

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Zelma I‘ve realized that I adore his columns but am meh on his fiction. I liked A Long Way Down but haven‘t been in love with others I‘ve read. 6y

JoyBlue @Leftcoastzen He can't win 'em all. That's OK. š‰ 6y

JoyBlue @Reviewsbylola Yay! š’™ 6y

JoyBlue @MommyWantsToReadHerBook Have you read any of his others? 6y

JoyBlue @Zelma I haven't started on his columns. I'm really looking forward to reading them. (You can see that I've stocked up.) 6y

Reviewsbylola Oh yeah, you‘ve got to read the Polysyllabic series ASAP!! They‘re my absolute favorite!! 6y

JoyBlue @Reviewsbylola Oohā€”thanks! 6y

Zelma @JoyBlue Just to warn you, Ten Years in the Tub is just all of his columns combined on one volume. So it‘s redundant with the smaller volumes you have on the right. (edited) 6y

JoyBlue @Zelma Thanks for the warning. On the one hand, bummer. On the other hand, I actually prefer hardcover, so it's not a total loss. I'll give the softcover volumes to my kids. āŗļø¸ 6y

MommyWantsToReadHerBook @JoyBlue yes, A Long Way Down, Juliet, Naked, High Fidelity, that one about Arsenal and soccer in general... I see a lot of titles in that picture I don't know, though! 6y

JoyBlue @MommyWantsToReadHerBook That‘s some good reading, IMHO! Those are in my collection, too. You‘re thinking of Fever Pitch. š™‚ 6y

MommyWantsToReadHerBook @JoyBlue oh yes! Oh and if course About a Boy! 6y

JoyBlue @MommyWantsToReadHerBook š€ 6y

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Jo_86

Slam | Hornby Nick

ā€Only thing I can tell you, something I learned from those couple of years, is this. Age isn‘t like a fixed thing. You can tell yourself that you‘re seventeen or fifteen or whatever, and that might be true, according to your birth certificate. But birth-certificate truth is only a part of it. You slide around, in my experience.

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clairehaye

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Anyone else read this book? I'm a quarter of the way in and really not feeling it but don't know whether to walk away or persevere!

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clairehaye

Slam. Nick Hornby | Nick Hornby

Started this book today and really not getting into it. Can't decide whether to abandon it or keep going?

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Felixsfelicis

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Amazing Story about growing up and taking responsibility āØ I loved it ā¯¤ļø¸

BeckyRoy

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My new listen. I love overdrive app:)

Mackypup I loved this book! 7y

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cleoh

Slam | Nick Hornby

so-so

Took a break from Empire of Storms because OH THE EMOTIONS to read this. Solid story, solid characters. Looking forward to reading more books by him! ā€ļø¸ā€ļø¸ā€ļø¸š¤

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TawnyLynne

Slam | Nick Hornby

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I always love Nick Hornby books, but I love them extra when the audiobook is narrated by this stud. What a lovely story. Realistic, yet crazy. Hornby never ceases to amaze! (Neither does Nicholas Hoult while we're at it)

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Well-ReadNeck

Slam | Nick Hornby

#BookMail Both of these headed for the October TBR. We Have Always Lived In the Castle for my spooky pile and Slam for October book club!

DiruVamp That is my favorite Shirley Jackson! 8y

Kitty_Rochsmith I read We have always lived in the castle in 2005 when I was expecting a baby girl. We HAD planned to name her Mary Catherine, but then I read that book. She's Claire Catherine instead! š± 8y

Litlady ā¯¤ļø¸ me some Shirley Jackson! Getting ready to start 'The Sundial'. 8y

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TawnyLynne

Slam | Nick Hornby

I will always read a Hornby novel. I would listen to ANYTHING if you tell me that my love, Nicholas Hoult, will be reading it.

rather_be_reading me too! 6y

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