High FidelityNow a Hulu TV series starring Zoë Kravitz! "I've always loved Nick Hornby, and the way he writes characters and the way he thinks. It's funny and heartbreaking all at the same time."—Zoë Kravitz From the bestselling author of About a Boy, A Long Way Down and Dickens and Prince, a wise and hilarious novel about love, heartbreak, and rock and roll. Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of Cheers. Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it’s just that he’s always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues, and soft rock CDs might not be so bad. |
Contents
Section 2 | 35 |
Section 3 | 46 |
Section 4 | 59 |
Section 5 | 67 |
Section 6 | 76 |
Section 7 | 86 |
Section 8 | 94 |
Section 17 | 183 |
Section 18 | 195 |
Section 19 | 207 |
Section 20 | 213 |
Section 21 | 242 |
Section 22 | 259 |
Section 23 | 275 |
Section 24 | 281 |
Section 9 | 99 |
Section 10 | 113 |
Section 11 | 135 |
Section 12 | 142 |
Section 13 | 152 |
Section 14 | 159 |
Section 15 | 165 |
Section 16 | 175 |
Section 25 | 290 |
Section 26 | 295 |
Section 27 | 299 |
Section 28 | 306 |
Section 29 | 316 |
Section 30 | 320 |
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