as my buddy craig likes to say when i air out my opinion on any variety of subjects, "LET'S ALL LISTEN, BECAUSE GRANT'S IS THE ONLY OPIONION THAT MATTERS!!" sure, it's in a mocking tone full of contempt, but i think it's just because he's jealous. however, i digress, and present to you my review of mr. nick "i rule just about everything you can think of" hornby's newest book (now available in paperback majesty!):

I love Nick Hornby. There, I said it. I have a massive man-crush on this intelligently humorous author from across the pond. Known primarily for his film-inspiring books High Fidelity, About a Boy, and…sigh…Fever Pitch, Hornby’s newest read, A Long Way Down, presents a thoroughly interesting take on the typical first-person narrative.
In this tale of collectively botched suicide attempts on one particular New Year’s Eve in London, we are introduced to four individuals with problems that are practically suffocating them: JJ the aspiring musician, Jess the melodramatic teenage girl, Martin the former British talk-show host, and Maureen the mother of a handicapped son. The strength of this book lies in Hornby’s uncanny ability to hop from character to character as they narrate the story of how they came to know each other and slowly strike up friendships.
Their problems range from massive to inane, but each character manages to strike up some emotion in the reader, who is compulsively following their adventures from rooftop to resort to intervention. Nick Hornby juggles intelligence, humor, and raw emotion in a book that I recommend so hard that it hurts my spleen.




"I sure wish grant was my best friend...."








and in reference to the monkey post and subsequent comments, NO, i will not be wearing a monkey suit anytime soon. that's just ridiculous. come on, people. i mean really. yeesh.