A Long Way Down

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  • Hornby's best chapter  

    A Long Way Down (Paperback)
    I really liked reading the first chapter, the setting and the characters are adorable. Then, it somehow Tends to lose itself in endless talks, quarrels, troubles and conversation. An ode to life? Hardly, I would say. The characters are barely better
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  • However, a grand opening, the middle part a little lame ...  

    A Long Way Down (Paperback)
    To write a humorous novel about the suicide seems almost impossible. Nick Hornby, however, that is incredibly well managed with this book. It proves once again why he is currently regarded as England's greatest writer of pop culture. So he gathered a
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  • Spacious, interesting and stimulating  

    A Long Way Down (Paperback)
    Four people meet by chance on New Years Eve on a skyscraper in the city of London. Here is the story of four different people who unites the desire for a premature end of life and connects begins. Connected in doubt and loneliness, the various charac
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  • Typical Hornby  

    A Long Way Down (Paperback)
    Since the book is in English, it took me about 3 weeks to read it. The book is good, and perhaps also funny (but not really so, that one smile or laugh must). The authors Hornby I love very much, but "About a boy" has given me much liked better
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  • entertaining, intelligent, original - Hornby!  

    A Long Way Down (Paperback)
    In "A Long Way Down" Hornby shows once again that it can handle a serious topic with humor, without letting it be ridiculous. The novel is a real "page-turner" with many comic sites - and yet (hence only four stars) forfeit the story o
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  • Brilliant and delightful  

    A Long Way Down (Audio CD)
    "A Long Way Down" is an outstanding piece of writing. The idea Seems contrived at first: Four people want to commit suicide on Toppers House on New Year's Eve. But instead of flinging down Themselves, They start talking and helping eachother Ove
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  • So serious and yet so funny  

    A Long Way Down (Paperback)
    Martin, Jess, JJ and Maureen have all the snout full to the brim! They want to put an end to their lives. But as luck would have it, you are looking for from all the same place at the same time. And since it can be bad jump from a London high-rise, w
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