Slam book by nick hornby

His first book, a collection of critical essays on american novelists, was published in 1992 and was quickly followed by his celebrated soccer memoir fever pitch. Reading log slam by nick hornby summaryzusammenfassung. His first book, a collection of critical essays on american novelists, was. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good a new york times bestseller, high fidelity, about a boy and a long way down, and of the memoir fever pitch. Sep 22, 2018 humor audiobooks nick hornby fever pitch. Since the book isnt a thousand pages or anything, there arent exactly quotes in it for every situation sam wants to talk about. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. Nick hornbys first novel for teenagers, slam, is touching and convincing, says philip ardagh philip ardagh sat 29 sep 2007 18. He is also the author of slam, which is vintage hornby for teenagers. In yellow and blue covers with image of mans and boys legs standing on a beach.

The book s main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins. Thats about as perfect a description as you can get about where hornby s first book for teens falls in his oeuvre so far. Im 3 times the narrators age, and i thought slam was just as good as any of nick hornby s other books. Sam, the narrator of nick hornbys first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16. In fact, he even has a poster of tony in his bedroom and talks to it sometimes. He likes skating his idol is tony hawk, his parents dont live together anymore and hes in love with a girl named alicia. With a front cover crease and a little curling to covers, else a sound, clean copy. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. He has a poster of him to whom he talks about skate. In the book isnt much background information about alicia but some basic facts are given. Nicks nonfiction books include the football memoir fever pitch and the complete polysyllabic spree, a collection of nicks essays on books and culture. Slam is nick hornby s latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers.

The good news about nick hornbys first young adult novel, slam, is that its not so different from indeed, it can be read right alongside. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, nakedand severalworks of nonfictionincluding fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuffive been reading columns from the believer. Sam, the main character of nick hornbys slam, begins his story by saying his life is ticking along quite nicely. Sam jones is a troubled 16yearold skateboarder, sam is scared and unprepared to be a father. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of slam by nick hornby. Boekverslag engels slam door nick hornby door een scholier 4e klas havo 3 jaar geleden 6. Nick hornbys poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a man. He is 18 years old and retrospectiving the last 3 years of his life. Free download or read online high fidelity pdf epub book. A trade paperback edition of nick hornby s highlypraised second novel. The book certainly carries a cautionary message about teen sex, but its never hectoring or reductionist. Nick hornbys first novel for teenagers, slam, is touching and convincing, says philip ardagh. Slam by nick hornby school blog, 9a 201415, wernerheisenberggymnasium heide.

Nick hornby was born on april 17, 1957 in maidenhead, england. Theres a strong sense of hopefulness for sam, despite the deep hole hes dug himself. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. He is a writer and producer, known for brooklyn 2015, an education 2009 and wild 2014. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection.

The jacket copy says, nick hornby has made a career writing about men who act like boys. The first edition of the novel was published in 2007, and was written by nick hornby. At the beginning of slam, nick hornbys first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together. The main characters of this fiction, humor story are. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 309 pages and is available in hardcover format. Roman hornby, nick, drechsler, clara, hellmann, harald isbn. Nick hornbys first foray into the young adult genre, slam 2007 is about an adolescent londoner. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornby s first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that. Finding love can very much change people mentally, affect others who may be around, and change people physically. The thoughts of sam, the book s teenage firstperson narrator, seemed very true to the way an actual teenage boy would see things.

Whether hornby s writing about football or popular music, he excels at 1 being very funny and 2 getting at the voice of, and giving voice to ordinary blokesguys, who dont have blemishfree lives or faces, for that matter. Bestselling author nick hornby delivers his first novel for young adults. Oct 06, 2007 nick hornby s slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony andrew anthony sat 6 oct 2007 19. His mum has just dumped her rubbish boyfriend, one of his teachers. The novel, slam, by nick hornby, is a great exemplar of this idea. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch.

The first edition of the novel was published in 1995, and was written by nick hornby. Nick hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down, slam, juliet, naked, and funny girl, as well as several works of nonfiction. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are. The protagonist of slam is a 16yearold skateboarder named sam whose life changes drastically when his girlfriend gets pregnant. Slam is nick hornbys latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. Pdf high fidelity book by nick hornby free download 340 pages. His book, published in 2007 called slam was recognized as best book for young adults in 2008 by young adult literary services association. Nick hornby tells moving, funny and insightful stories exploring how we live now.

He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and the editor of the short story collection speaking with the angel. Its not an amazing book, but certainly a cut above the average. The story about a boy by nick hornby is about a twelveyear boy called marcus who had problems at school with bullies, because he had weird clothes and a strange haircut. Nov 11, 2007 the good news about nick hornbys first young adult novel, slam, is that its not so different from indeed, it can be read right alongside the rest of his sly and laidback. The book has been awarded with manchester book award nominee for. Pdf slam book by nick hornby free download 309 pages. Hornbys most recent novel is called juliet naked and it was released in 2009.

The recipient of the american academy of arts and letters e. Op vind je alle boeken van nick hornby, waaronder het nieuwste boek van nick hornby. The book is telling us that dave is an uneducated guy and that he is not a family. Sam just asks, and then thinks about what tony would do. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good, high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down, as well as the memoir fever pitch. Whether hornbys writing about football or popular music, he excels at 1 being very funny and 2 getting at the voice of, and giving voice to ordinary blokesguys, who dont have blemishfree lives or faces, for that matter.

He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. Summary of love in nick hornbys slam 66 words bartleby. Slam is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2007. Whether writing about male obsessions or insecurity. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 340 pages and is available in kindle edition format.

Nick hornby slam reading log chapter 1 summary the maincharacter, 15yearold sam, is introduced. Hornby s book slam was published on 16 october 2007. Nick hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down, slam, juliet, naked, and funny girl, as well. Characterization of sam sam jones is the firstperson narrator erzahler in the book slam and talks about an important part of his life.