John Green's tumblr • Ever read Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch? Despite the general Arsenalness of it, actually one of the best sports books I’ve ever read and one of the few that really grasps at what it means to be a fan

Q:Ever read Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch? Despite the general Arsenalness of it, actually one of the best sports books I've ever read and one of the few that really grasps at what it means to be a fan

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It’s awfully Arsenaly.

You also have to remember that book culminates with one of the bitterest moments in Liverpool history.

But yes. The story is good. I like Hornby. I think he is underrated as a stylist.

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glassisland said: When Hornby’s on, he’s on…but he sometimes favors style over substance. ‘About a Boy’ is a wonderful book, but I just finished ‘How to Be Good’ and was disappointed in what felt like a scattershot story with great characters and dialogue.
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This is the tumblr of John Green, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars, Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and half of Will Grayson, Will Grayson. I am also the co-creator of the vlogbrothers youtube channel.

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