Thoughts on “Juliet, Naked” by Nick Hornby (Audiobook)

I’ve seen Juliet, Naked making the rounds on a few book blogs lately, so I thought I’d give it a try. I borrowed a copy of the audiobook from my local library. About the Book: Annie and Duncan have been together for years. Duncan is an avid fan of Tucker Crowe, an American musician who …

Thoughts on “The Polysyllabic Spree” by Nick Hornby

Let me just start by saying that I am quite pleased that The Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby happened to land itself in the #1 spot on my list of trip reading. In fact, were I not so very far from my public library, I would be dashing out right this instant to get Housekeeping …

Reading About Reading: Nick Hornby’s “The Polysyllabic Spree”

I’ve only just started “The Polysyllabic Spree” by Nick Hornby, which is a collection of some of his essays from the Believer magazine. But seriously, how could I not be excited to read a book whose flap sports the following quote: “Books are, let’s face it, better than everythign else. If we played cultural Fantasy …