A his bestselling adult novels include high fidelity and about a boy, both of which were made into highly successful movies. Fever pitch, 31 songs, the complete polysyllabic spree and stuff ive been reading. Mostly, however, hornby strikes the correct tone throughout. In typical nick hornby fashion, he does this by talking about things people can relate to. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins. Nick hornbys poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a man. In the book isnt much background information about alicia but some basic facts are given. Whether hornby s writing about football or popular music, he excels at 1 being very funny and 2 getting at the voice of, and giving voice to ordinary blokesguys, who dont have blemishfree lives or faces, for that matter. English book report slam by nick hornby english literature. He likes skating his idol is tony hawk, his parents dont live together anymore and hes in love with a girl named alicia. Slam audio book download by nick hornby, narrated by nicholas hoult.
Slam is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2007. Sam jones is the main character and the narrator of the book. He is 15, later 16 years old and lives with his mother anne jones in an appartement in london. The problem of teenage pregancy is well presented in nick hornby. Slam is nick hornbys first foray into the genre of the youngadult novel, but hornbys readersadult and youngadult alikewill find that they are. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good a new york times bestseller, high fidelity, about a boy and a long way down, and of the memoir fever pitch. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornby s first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that. He is also the author of slam, which is vintage hornby for teenagers. Thats what 16yearold sam does in slam, the latest novel by nick hornby. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sam, the main character of nick hornbys slam, begins his story by saying his life is ticking along quite nicely.
The book s main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. Sam is suddenly forced to grow up and struggle with the. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of nonfiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuff ive been reading columns from the believer. Having said that, this is still probably my least favourite nick hornby novel to date. The book made me laugh but it also surprised me and i learnt a lot of it. About a boy and an education were all made into movies. The protagonist of slam is a 16yearold skateboarder named sam whose life changes drastically when his girlfriend gets pregnant. He and his girlfriendmake that exgirlfriend alicia have gotten themselves. The young boy deals with running away, telling his parents as well as his pregnant girlfriends parents about the sooncoming baby, his inner struggle with what he should do and what he wants to do as.
Despite a very brief shaky start, slam is a fantastic book, brimming with characters that you can, should and do care about. Im less than twenty pages from the end, and ive been less than twenty pages from the end for a few weeks because i dont want it to end ten years in the tub is hornbys collected columns from the believer called stuff ive been reading. The new yorker calls bestselling author nick hornby athe maestro of the male confessional. Slam funny offers wry insights into the male psyche, making this book a good bet for hornby fans, no matter their age. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam the book has a fantasy element. The celebrated author of the male confessional launches into his first young adult novel through sams voice, allowing hornby to pull off, with relative ease, the reflective but stunted language of the manchild protagonists who fly off the pages of his earlier. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy. He has a poster of him to whom he talks about skate. Slam is a hilarious comingofage novel by bestselling author nick hornby.
He graduated from cambridge university where he studied english. Slam nick hornby audio book free download stenabticom. Nick hornbys poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a. Best of nick hornby 47 books meet your next favorite book.
This is a podcast which is basically a trailer to nick hornby s novel slam. S l a m also by nick hornby fiction high fidelity about a boy how to be. The novel slam by nick hornby is told in the perspective of a young sixteen year old boy named sam. Slam is nick hornby s latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. His first book, a collection of critical essays on american novelists, was published in 1992 and was quickly followed by his celebrated soccer memoir fever pitch. The protagonist repeatedly has prophetic dreams in which he is projected months or years forward into his future, finding himself in a radically different life situation and having to. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy. Whether hornbys writing about football or popular music, he excels at 1 being very funny and 2 getting at the voice of, and giving voice to ordinary blokesguys, who dont have blemishfree. He exaggerated some things and he made the character sam as a very strange but also funny character. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch. Slam nick hornby, author of the bestsellers about a boy and high fidelity, presents slam, a teenage novel about sam the skater who is about to grow up in big, big hurry. Throughout the first quarter of the story we see the main character, sam, being introduced to girlfriends, sex and responsibilities he thought he wouldnt have to deal with for a while.
This is a podcast which is basically a trailer to nick hornbys novel slam. The hilarious comingofage novel from the internationally bestselling author ofabout a boytouching, very funny. Nick hornby is the author of seven other bestselling novels, including high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down, as well as several works of nonfiction. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection. He has written the screenplays for the films fever pitch, wild, brooklyn and an. A literary analysis of nick hornbys slam by pat radodo on prezi.
His screenplay for the film an education was nominated for an academy. Hornbys book slam was published on 16 october 2007. Throughout the novel he narrates his life and we are able to see how he deals with the life changing events he encounters. Nick hornby writes about a sensitive subject with humour and a realistic approach. Fever pitch, which won the william hill sports book of the year award in 1992. It made me laugh because they are really soft about this issue.
Nick hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down, slam, juliet, naked, and funny girl, as well as several works of nonfiction. Get to free audio mp3 for download or listen slam audiobook by nick hornby the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s hilarious comingofage novel slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the films about a boy and warm. Sep 24, 2015 here are five books i and nick hornby recommend. And although the target audience is youth or at least it is it the youth fiction section of my local library i enjoyed this book. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a. Nick hornby was born in redhill, surrey, england on april 17, 1957. Nick hornby slam reading log chapter 1 summary the maincharacter, 15yearold sam, is introduced. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. Bestselling author nick hornby delivers his first novel for young adults. In fact, he even has a poster of tony in his bedroom and talks to it sometimes. Teenage parenthood as presented in slam by nick hornby. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornbys first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together.
Hornbys second book, fever pitch, also published in 1992, is an autobiographical story detailing his fanatical support for arsenal football club. Thats about as perfect a description as you can get about where hornby s first book for teens falls in his oeuvre so far. In chapters 1016 of the novel slam by nick hornby, the readers are thrown into the whirlwind of problems a16 year old fathertobe encounters. Dieser download kann aus rechtlichen grunden nur mit rechnungsadresse in a. I should probably start by telling you that i started reading slam in bed one night, meaning to read a chapter or two before turning off the lights, and next thing i knew it was 3am and i was done with the book. Sep 28, 2009 i should probably start by telling you that i started reading slam in bed one night, meaning to read a chapter or two before turning off the lights, and next thing i knew it was 3am and i was done with the book.
Hornby s book slam was published on 16 october 2007. Slam is nick hornbys latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. The witty novel slam written by british author nick hornby shows deep understanding into the life of a teenager and what it means to grow up. Start your 48hour free trial to unlock this nick hornby study guide and get instant access to. It may seem odd to say about a book on this theme, but with the authors touches of magical realism, humor, and warmhearted respect for his characters, this is a delightful read. We want to hear whatever this kid has got to say the whole scary, hilarious story hornby just makes it look easy. She lives with her parents andrea and robert burns in london. As a result, hornby received the william hill sports book of the year award. His mum has just dumped her rubbish boyfriend, one of his teachers. Nicholas peter john hornby born 17 april 1957 is an english writer and lyricist. Nick hornby is the author of six bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, juliet, naked and funny girl, as well as a novel for young adults, slam, and four works of acclaimed nonfiction. From the beloved new york times bestselling author, a quintessential nick hornby tale of music, superfandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about life and love.
Sam, the main character, is barely sixteen years old when he is thrust into a world filled with big decisions. Best of nick hornby score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up. She also has an older brother and his name is rich burns. For 16yearold sam, life is about to get extremely complicated. Alicia have gotten themselves into a bit of trouble. Oct 06, 2007 nick hornby s slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony andrew anthony sat 6 oct 2007 19. Sam jones is a troubled 16yearold skateboarder, sam is scared and unprepared to be a father.
The jacket copy says, nick hornby has made a career writing about men who act like boys. Ive been reading ten years in the tub by nick hornby for one hundred and sixtyone days i know this because i obsessively track my reading. Sam, the narrator of nick hornbys first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16. Housekeeping by marilyn robinson i was reading housekeeping vs. Get to free audio mp3 for download or listen slam audiobook by nick hornby the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys hilarious comingofage novel slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the films about a. Nick hornbys slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony andrew anthony sat 6 oct 2007 19. The life of a young parent in britain shown in nick hornbys book slam. Reading log slam by nick hornby summaryzusammenfassung. There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. Throughout the chapters 59 of the novel slam by nick hornby, a prominent theme observed was premature adjustment. Nick hornby wrote it in a funny way and i like that. Many of his books have been turned into successful films and tv series. Duncan loves annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesnt. Nicks nonfiction books include the football memoir fever pitch and the complete polysyllabic spree, a collection of nicks essays on books and culture.