Slam - Softcover

Hornby, Nick

3.25

26,114 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241953138 ISBN 13: 9780241953136

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

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There was a time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.

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Review:

Truthful and funny (Sunday Times)

Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth (Observer)

A moving read for anyone (Elle)

Touching, very funny (Guardian)

Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read (Independent)

Warm, witty and wise (Arena)

Hornby's writing is hilarious (Cosmopolitan)

About the Author:

Nick Hornby is the author of six bestselling novels (High Fidelity, About a Boy, How To Be Good, A Long Way Down, Juliet, Naked and Funny Girl), as well as a novel for young adults, Slam, and four works of acclaimed non-fiction: Fever Pitch, 31 Songs, The Complete Polysyllabic Spree and Stuff I've Been Reading. He has written the screenplays for the films Fever Pitch, Wild, Brooklyn and An Education, which was nominated for an Oscar. He lives in Highbury, north London.

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