I adore some of Hornby's work, but when it doesn't grab me, it leaves me a tad confused. In that latter group are HOW TO BE GOOD and A LONG WAY DOWN; whatever he's trying to do there, I think it doesn't quite work. After he came out with SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL (which he edited), I worried that he'd perhaps become born again and lost his touch. But then I picked up his review collection, THE POLLYSYLLABIC SPREE, which shows his old style once again. Must hunt down some interviews or something and see what's the scoop, there.
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Date: 2005-09-04 12:56 am (UTC)I adore some of Hornby's work, but when it doesn't grab me, it leaves me a tad confused. In that latter group are HOW TO BE GOOD and A LONG WAY DOWN; whatever he's trying to do there, I think it doesn't quite work. After he came out with SPEAKING WITH THE ANGEL (which he edited), I worried that he'd perhaps become born again and lost his touch. But then I picked up his review collection, THE POLLYSYLLABIC SPREE, which shows his old style once again. Must hunt down some interviews or something and see what's the scoop, there.