What do we think of Nick Hornby?

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I'd be happy to write abominably and still achieve that degree of commercial success and be such a NICE person - was going to say bloke but forgot am a bird so am going for gender neutral approach

Not dissing the bloke, Vacua, sure he is a nice person and kind to his children and has a special understanding of autism and probably helps little old ladies across the road.

It's just his prose, tiddley pom. Too too cringey.

I really enjoy his books - yes, not exactly a high-brow challenging read but that doesn't bother me in the slightest. It's all a bit crap, but well written, clever, entertaining crap.
That Tony Parsons bloke on the other hand - that really is crap.

About a boy is a lovely book. Though I know far too mums like here in RL.

enjoy for what it is imho...
enjoyed hi fidelity and fever pitch when read them years ago..dont know the others

tony parsons has always been such an arse i abide him or his written dribblings...

Oh yes, "About A Boy" is fab - I'd forgotten he wrote that too. The film is also lovely.

i liked how to be good a lot too

read them all
and enjoyed.
no intellect required, but well written.

I liked ' that's just the way itis, somethings will never change'

love Nick Hornby, also re-reading how to Be good. great humorous reading, socially V Well observed. i read his books and think oh i know someone just Like that....

DJ Goodnews seemed a waste of time - I couldn't see what the point of him was. I was waiting for him to be exposed as a fraud.

Enjoyed Fever Pitch, High Fidelity and About a Boy.
Was very disappointed with How to Be Good and gave up on A Long Way Down after couple of chapters.
I used to enjoy his newspaper columns-in The Independent yonks ago.

Loved How to be good and about a boy. Think he's quite an entertaining writer. Like Mike Gayle too- bit like Nick Hornby but he has an additional insight into the female mind.