Like others here, I'm not part of the group this book is aimed at. However, I was pleased to find that I still found it funny and relatable. Rob is a character drifting through young adulthood, and as someone just entering young adulthood, I appreciated seeing someone wondering what to do with themselves and knowing that this is in fact normal. What I did find odd was towards the end of the book I wasn't as transfixed as I was at the beginning. It was a well-written, funny, smart book, so I'm not really sure why this happened, but that's the only reason for the lower rating. It must have just been me. It's still worth a look, though.

High Fidelity is the story of Rob, a thirty-six-year old music junkie, who is trying to figure out how he fits into the world. Rob is afraid of commitment ... he wants "to keep his options open" ... wandering through his own life as though he is waiting for something good to happen. But he doesn't do anything that would inspire good things to happen. He is afraid to take a chance; he is afraid of failure. Despite the (sort of) downer theme, the book is really funny and very entertaining. I laughed out loud reading this book, and you will too. Hornby gives us a glimpse into the inner workings of a guys' head ... which can be kind of scary (LOL).

I enjoyed this book because it was entertaining ... the kind of book that you can read for pure enjoyment. But it made me think about things, too. About how boys are different from girls, about success and how it is measured and about dream jobs.

I read this book as part of a self-imposed challenge to read 100 books in 1 year. Click the link below to read all my thoughts on this book.
http://takenoutofcontext-jill.blogspot.com/2010/02/living-dream.html

This book was truely something. It took a look at a very real situation and shed light on it. I mean, what girl isn't in a relationship who doesn't wish that they could get inside their boyfriends heads better. This book was interesting in that it delt with a man struggling to get over a girl and who in the process evaluates all of his past relaitonships to undersand what led him to this specific time in his life. The humour and honestly in which Nick Hornby writes is truely impressive. This is definutely a must read for anyone.

This book blew me away....seriously go buy this book...right from the begining this book is very hard to put down..besides being absolutely hilarious, the book has you nodding with self actualization.