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Loading... Slam (original 2007; edition 2008)by Nick Hornby
Work detailsSlam by Nick Hornby (2007)
 KristySP | Apr 21, 2013 |  I quite enjoyed this book, but there were parts of it that made it hard for me to push through and read it at my typical pace. The characters were probably all fairly accurate but I found that at times this made them pretty hard to like or feel interested in. An interesting plot, I just didn't really enjoy the way it was executed. (  ) juniperjungle | Apr 16, 2013 | I quite enjoyed this book, but there were parts of it that made it hard for me to push through and read it at my typical pace. The characters were probably all fairly accurate but I found that at times this made them pretty hard to like or feel interested in. An interesting plot, I just didn't really enjoy the way it was executed. ( ) juniperjungle | Apr 16, 2013 | This is second Nick Hornby book I have read. It is what they tout as 'young adult' fiction. It is a decent book but not as good as High Fidelity. But yes, I have to say due to his conversational language, I consider Nick Hornby a fast read. ( ) poonamsharma | Apr 6, 2013 | Underwhelming. It was ok, but it pales in comparison to other YA I've read recently (Suzanne Collins) and recent Hornby (Juliet, Naked). (  ) JennyArch | Apr 3, 2013 |
 “Slam” slides by on its author’s enormous charm, however, and on its exploration of some hard-won truths, including this encompassing definition of what adult love really is: a project “full of worry and work and forgiving people and putting up with things and stuff like that.”
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0399250484, Hardcover)Just when everything is coming together for Sam, his girlfriend Alicia drops a bombshell. Make that ex-girlfriend—because by the time she tells him she’s pregnant, they’ve already called it quits. Sam does not want to be a teenage dad.There’s only one person Sam can turn to—his hero, skating legend Tony Hawk. Sam believes the answers to life’s hurdles can be found in Hawk’s autobiography. But even Tony Hawk isn’t offering answers this time—or is he? In this wonderfully witty, poignant story about a teenage boy unexpectedly thrust into fatherhood, it’s up to Sam to make the right decisions so the bad things that could happen, well, don’t. (retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:33:23 -0400) At the age of fifteen, Sam Jones's girlfriend gets pregnant and Sam's life of skateboarding and daydreaming about Tony Hawk changes drastically. (summary from another edition) |
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good read. (