Alicia have gotten themselves into a bit of trouble. The book made me laugh but it also surprised me and i learnt a lot of it. The recipient of the american academy of arts and letters e. It may seem odd to say about a book on this theme, but with the authors touches of magical realism, humor, and warmhearted respect for his characters, this is a delightful read. He has written the screenplays for the films fever pitch, wild, brooklyn and an. The new yorker calls bestselling author nick hornby athe maestro of the male confessional. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.
This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of slam by nick hornby. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and editor of the shortstory collection speaking with the angel. Slam is a book written by the english author nick hornby. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature. He has pretty much memorized the book hawkoccupation. It made me laugh because they are really soft about this issue. Nick hornby was born in redhill, surrey, england on april 17, 1957. She also has an older brother and his name is rich burns. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch. Everything seems to be okay, the only problem are skate tricks which doesnt work, but then sam meets alicia. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy. Sam, the narrator of nick hornby s first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16.
An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy. He is the recipient of the american academy of arts and letters e. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Get to free audio mp3 for download or listen slam audiobook by nick hornby the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys hilarious comingofage novel slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the films about a. We want to hear whatever this kid has got to say the whole scary, hilarious story hornby just makes it look easy. A literary analysis of nick hornbys slam by pat radodo on prezi. The young boy deals with running away, telling his parents as well as his pregnant girlfriends parents about the sooncoming baby, his inner struggle with what he should do and what he wants to do as.
They have a friendly conversation about their lifes and dont seem to have any problems with. Throughout the first quarter of the story we see the main character, sam, being introduced to girlfriends, sex and responsibilities he thought he wouldnt have to deal with for a while. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, and the editor of the short story collection speaking with the angel. Get to free audio mp3 for download or listen slam audiobook by nick hornby the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s hilarious comingofage novel slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the films about a boy and warm. His idol is tony hawk, the best skateboarder in the world.
There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. 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 nonfiction. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the slam, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country.
Nick hornbys first foray into the young adult genre, slam 2007 is about an adolescent londoner named sam, and his coming of age as a young father. For 16yearold sam, life is about to get extremely complicated. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good, high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down, as well as the memoir fever pitch. Slam is a hilarious comingofage novel by bestselling author nick hornby.
Hornbys second book, fever pitch, also published in 1992, is an autobiographical story detailing his fanatical support for arsenal football club. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. Sep 24, 2015 here are five books i and nick hornby recommend. Slam is nick hornby s latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. I really enjoyed this book and think its a great book for teen guys. Housekeeping by marilyn robinson i was reading housekeeping vs. For sam, everything is derailed, and he feels slammed for pretty much the whole book. Slam is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2007. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornby s moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins. Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good a new york times bestseller, high fidelity, about a boy and a long way down, and of the memoir fever pitch. Like the movie knocked up, this is a story about an accidental pregnancy that nudges the male protagonist into adulthood.
Nick hornbys first novel for teenagers, slam, is touching and convincing, says philip ardagh. Hornby s book slam was published on 16 october 2007. Sam, the narrator of nick hornbys first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16. Slam nick hornby, author of the bestsellers about a boy and high fidelity, presents slam, a teenage novel about sam the skater who is about to grow up in big, big hurry. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 406 pages and is available in hardcover format. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Hornbys first young adult novel, slam 2007, is narrated by the teenager sam. Nick hornbys poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a man. The jacket copy says, nick hornby has made a career writing about men who act like boys. Oct 06, 2007 nick hornby s slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony andrew anthony sat 6 oct 2007 19.
Bestselling author nick hornby delivers his first novel for young adults. Fever pitch, which won the william hill sports book of the year award in 1992. The first edition of the novel was published in 2007, and was written by nick hornby. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 309 pages and is available in hardcover format. Best of nick hornby score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. At the beginning of slam, nick hornbys first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together.
The main characters of this fiction, music story are tucker crowe, duncan thomson. Sam just asks, and then thinks about what tony would do. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by nick hornby. This 41page guide for about a boy by nick hornby includes detailed chapter summaries and analysis covering 36 chapters, as well as several more indepth sections of expertwritten literary analysis. In the book isnt much background information about alicia but some basic facts are given. The book has been awarded with manchester book award nominee for. Alex is sams new girlfriend and karl is alicias new boyfriend. Nick hornby slam reading log chapter 1 summary the maincharacter, 15yearold sam, is introduced. Slam nick hornby audio book free download stenabticom. Nick hornby wrote it in a funny way and i like that.
His first book, a collection of critical essays on american novelists, was published in 1992 and was quickly followed by his celebrated soccer memoir fever pitch. Nick hornby s first foray into the young adult genre, slam 2007 is about an adolescent londoner. In fact, he even has a poster of tony in his bedroom and talks to it sometimes. Reading log slam by nick hornby summaryzusammenfassung. Youre listening to all things considered from npr news. This is a podcast which is basically a trailer to nick hornby s novel slam. English book report slam by nick hornby english literature. Nick hornbys first young adult novel is about a 16yearold who lives for his skateboard, until his girl gets pregnant. He is also the author of songbook, a finalist for a national book critics circle award, shakespeare wrote for money, and the polysyllabic spree, as well as the editor of the shortstory collection. He graduated from cambridge university where he studied english. The plot deals with the 16yearold sam jones who loves his skateboard. In chapters 1016 of the novel slam by nick hornby, the readers are thrown into the whirlwind of problems a16 year old fathertobe encounters.
Thats where the book gets its title, slam, fromit reflects sams feeling that the skateboard hes been riding has just exploded, a. Theres also some magical realism in the book with the main character jumping around to different periods of his life and different versions of his future. Slam funny offers wry insights into the male psyche, making this book a good bet for hornby fans, no matter their age. The novel analyses the growing up theme, humans relations and the responsibility we are supposed to take in life. Fever pitch, 31 songs, the complete polysyllabic spree and stuff ive been reading. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornby s first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornby s first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together. Sam, the main character of nick hornbys slam, begins his story by saying his life. She lives with her parents andrea and robert burns in london. Pdf juliet, naked book by nick hornby free download 406.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. About a boy and an education were all made into movies. The life of a young parent in britain shown in nick hornbys book slam. Sam is suddenly forced to grow up and struggle with the. Nick hornby is one of my favorite authors for adults. This is a podcast which is basically a trailer to nick hornbys novel slam. A his bestselling adult novels include high fidelity and about a boy, both of which were made into highly successful movies. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner. Pdf slam book by nick hornby free download 309 pages. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full access to all books. Nick hornby this novels title is a word play on nirvanas song about a girl and the band is dragged through the book as a motive, mostly used to describe ellie and her behavior. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Slam audio book download by nick hornby, narrated by nicholas hoult. The book s main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam.
Throughout the novel he narrates his life and we are able to see how he deals with the life changing events he encounters. The witty novel slam written by british author nick hornby shows deep understanding into the life of a teenager and what it means to grow up. He likes skating his idol is tony hawk, his parents dont live together anymore and hes in love with a girl named alicia. Free download or read online juliet, naked pdf epub book.
As a result, hornby received the william hill sports book of the year award. Slam is nick hornbys first foray into the genre of the youngadult novel, but hornbys readersadult and youngadult alikewill find that they are not on altogether unfamiliar terrain. They both meet in a restaurant and bring their new partners. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornbys first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together. Teenage parenthood as presented in slam by nick hornby. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. The protagonist of slam is a 16yearold skateboarder named sam whose life changes drastically when his girlfriend gets pregnant. Sam is doing well at school, at least in his art classes. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a. An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins.
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