Hornby Nick: Funny Girl

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Publikace: Funny Girl - Nick Hornby. Funny Girl - the much-anticipated new novel by Nick Hornby, the million-copy bestselling author of About a Boy Make them laugh, and they're yours forever . . . It's the swinging 60s and the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the former Blackpool beauty queen who just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball. Behind the scenes, the cast and crew are having the time of their lives. But when the script begins to get a bit too close to home, and life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. The writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, each harbour a secret. The Oxbridge-educated director, Dennis, loves his job but hates his marriage. The male star Clive, feels he's destined for better things. And Sophie Straw, who's changed her name and abandoned her old life, must decide whether to keep going, or change the channel. Nick Hornby's new novel is about popular culture, youth and old age, fame, class and teamwork. It offers a wonderfully captivating portrait of youthful exuberance and creativity, and of a period when both were suddenly allowed to flourish. Fans of Hornby will love this book, as will readers of David Nicholls, Mark Haddon and William Boyd. Nick Hornby is the author of five bestselling novels (High Fidelity, About a Boy, How To Be Good, A Long Way Down and Juliet, Naked), 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. A Long Way Down, About a Boy, High Fidelity and Fever Pitch have all been made into major films. He also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-nominated An Education, and is currently writing screenplays for Cheryl Strayed's Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon, and Colm Toibin's Brooklyn. Publikace: Funny Girl - Nick Hornby. Funny Girl - Nick Hornby. Tend to agree with the posters who have said that this is a mediocre book, uninspiring and not a great read. I found it hard going. I usually like his material but I found it difficult to sustain my concentration and interest. It's the story of the rise and fall of an innocent beauty queen from the north of England who goes to live in London in search of fame & fortune. Punctuated with mention of famous individuals from the sixties (and b/w pictures) - she actually meets Harold Wilson, for example - there is something of nostalgic interest but somehow it doesn't hang together for me. I guess I'm in the minority here but I found it quite a boring and disappointing read. Many pages are taken up by the scriptwriters discussing their next move for Barbara and there are odd moments of hilarity and amusement but they are too few and far between. It didn't maintain it's pace for me and I would not recommend it. Funny Girl - Nick Hornby od nakladatelství Viking (UK) > Penguin v kategorii | English literature | Fiction and Literature | Fiction za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Knihydobrovsky.cz