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A review by anttirask
The Complete Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby
4.0
This is a book about reading books. It is a collection of monthly articles that Nick wrote for The Believer magazine basically about the books he bought and/or read each month. He is as funny if not funnier as a non-fiction writer and I enjoyed this book immensely.
Although it was quite odd, it didn't disturb me too much that the articles were written more than ten years ago and there were a lot of references to then-current events.
But the best thing about this book, I think, was the intro.
In any case, I would recommend this book to both fans of Nick Hornby and those who like to think about the act of reading itself.
Although it was quite odd, it didn't disturb me too much that the articles were written more than ten years ago and there were a lot of references to then-current events.
But the best thing about this book, I think, was the intro.
Spoiler
It deals with the whole phenomenon of which books SHOULD we read vs. which books we actually ENJOY reading. This seems to be a common topic of conversation among people who read and the older I get, the more I tend to take Nick's side of concentrating on the books I enjoy and this intro was a good reminder of that.In any case, I would recommend this book to both fans of Nick Hornby and those who like to think about the act of reading itself.