About a Boy (Movie Tie-In) by Nick Hornby Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of About a Boy (Movie Tie-In)
Book Review: great book...stinky ending
Summary: 3 Stars
If it werent for the movie, I definitely wouldn't have purchased About A Boy. It was extremely well written and funny. Throughout it I laughed and cried. HOWEVER, when i got to the last few pages, I was very disapointed. I thought the ending was awful.Will is a self-centered independent 30 something year old. He does everything possible to get a girl and have his needs met. This includes creating a fictional child named Ned and joining a single parents group called "Single Parents Alone Together". There he mets a girl. One day, they go out to the park. Now we meet Marcus. Marcus is a very eccentric, odd, smart yet surprisingly likeable and funny 12 year old boy. Marcus's mom (mum) is one of Susie's friends who is feeling down that day. So, Marcus goes out with Susie & Will. Not to give anymore away, Marcus and Will are extremely different yet they both enlighten each other throughout the book. Their personalities seem to fit together. All in all, this book has a little bit of everything. I recommend it, even though I found the ending very disappointing.
Book Review: wonderful the second time around
Summary: 5 Stars
i saw the movie, about a boy, and i absolutely loved it. when i saw the book i immediate grabbed it and read/skimmed it in a day. i was very disappointed by the book, but later i read it again, this time very slowly. this is an amazing book. the characters have a lot of depth, and so many observations about human nature and life in general are made unknowingly during the charming narratives. i can only reccomend this book, and also the movie, which i think was perfect in capturing th essence of the novel. however the original ending did seem to fit better once the book was read.