The first edition of the novel was published in 2007, and was written by nick hornby. Make that exgirlfriend because by the time she tells him shes pregnant, theyve already called it quits. Nick hornby has made a career writing about men who act like boys. Best of nick hornby score a book s 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. Reading log slam by nick hornby summaryzusammenfassung. Sam, the narrator of nick hornby s first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16. 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. Nick hornby slam reading log chapter 1 summary the maincharacter, 15yearold sam, is introduced. Was it a dream or was he really whizzed into the future. Sometimes its hard to keep track of what sam jones is up to during slam.
Nick hornby is the author of the novels how to be good, high fidelity, about a boy, a long way down and funny girl, as well as the memoir fever pitch. Sam, a 15yearold boy, who loves skating, is the main character and the narrator of the book. 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. A literary analysis of nick hornbys slam by pat radodo on. Nick hornby is one of the most popular authors of modern ages. The author, nick hornby, is best known for his books for adults. Watch the animated teaser and listen to penguin uks extended audio interview with nick. English author nick hornby has dutifully produced vox populi fiction about contemporary men struggling to grow up, cope, and accept responsibility for the better part of fifteen years. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are. This is not an example of the work written by our professional essay writers. Nick hornby s novel slam centers around a teenage boy named sam and the many connections in.
Nick hornbys first novel for teenagers, slam, is touching and convincing, says philip ardagh. Hornby remains a major donor to the charity and is still involved as a vice president. Slam audio book download by nick hornby, narrated by nicholas hoult. Slam is a hilarious comingofage novel by bestselling author nick hornby. He lives in an appartement in london with his mother. Discover the bestselling books which chart the lives, loves and. English book report slam by nick hornby english literature.
The difference is that the male in question is not an immature man pitifully hanging onto his boyhood, but a skateboardloving 15yearold youngster named samironically the fruit of a teen pregnancy himselfwho is in no way, shape or form ready for. 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. Bestselling british author and journalist nick hornby published high. His mom had him at sixteen and has made it very clear how having a baby so young interrupted her life. In fact, he even has a poster of tony in his bedroom and talks to it sometimes.
Pdf slam book by nick hornby free download 309 pages. A major part of robs problem is his habit of replacing his real opinions and feelings for. I think the story is set in the beginning of the 21st century, because they have cars, computers and mobiles. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of a high fidelity by nick hornby.
Often these males are selfabsorbed, iddriven, and change themselves for others. Slam is a portrait of a prickly and interesting boy who is forced to become, very quickly, a man. Year 8 and 9 pupils from desborough school in maidenhead took over bbc radio berkshire when they landed an exclusive interview with former pupil nick hornby. Sam jones is the main character and the narrator of the book. The book s main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. Sam is a 16yearold skateboard enthusiast who falls abruptly into a passionate love affair with the beautiful alicia, just as abruptly falls out of love with her, but manages to get her knocked up in the interim and he kind of knows about it, i.
Slam is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2007. Just when everything is coming together for sam, his girlfriend alicia drops a bombshell. With about a boy and high fidelity, it was clear he had no idea how to end so he had everything work out phenomenally well like a bad sitcom. Hornby s novels tend to be about men who are essentially boys. Nick hornby s poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a man. Sam, the protagonist of nick hornbys first teenage novel slam, is a regular 16 year old. 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. Slam by nick hornby sam spent some time researching statistics about teenage fathers and he didnt like what he found. Slam is nick hornby s latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. Listen, says sam jones, the garrulous young narrator of nick hornbys likable first novel for teenagers, i know you dont want to hear about every single little. With slam, hornby has finally let a book end with confidence. Hornbys narrator, sam, is 16 and lives for skateboarding. The story details rob flemings struggles to cope from the break up of his relationship with laura and his failing record shop. He exaggerated some things and he made the character sam as a very strange but also funny.
The good news about nick hornby s first young adult novel, slam, is that its not so different from indeed, it can be read right alongside the rest of his sly and laidback oeuvre. Everything seems to be okay, the only problem are skate tricks which doesnt work, but then sam meets alicia. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading slam. Sam is doing well at school, at least in his art classes.
We want to hear whatever this kid has got to say the whole scary, hilarious story hornby just makes it look easy. This english author was born on april 17th, 1957 in england. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. High fidelity is a novel written in 1992 by the british author nick hornby. For more on our cookies and changing your settings click here. He graduated off of cambridge university and before he started writing he worked as a teacher. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a. Based on the nick hornby novel, this movie manages to avoid the many traps and cliches so often seen in stories centered on teen pregnancy. Its a term i hate and its definitely the nick hornby novel i like least of all. Thats about as perfect a description as you can get about where hornby s first book for teens falls in his oeuvre so far. English book report slam by nick hornby english literature essay. We use cookies on this site and by continuing to browse it you agree to us sending you cookies. And, most importantly, hes just met a gorgeous girl named alicia. He writes about things he is passionate about such as music, soccer or loss.
Bestselling author nick hornby delivers his first novel for young adults. 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. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. The book made me laugh but it also surprised me and i learnt a lot of it. Nick hornby s slam successfully pitches for the younger reader, writes andrew anthony. At the beginning of slam, nick hornbys first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together. Slam avoids preachiness and painfully forced editorializing on the topic, and finds a sweet humor in the comingofage imperfections of the teen characters, and of the equally overwhelmed grandparentstobe. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 309 pages and is available in hardcover format. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of slam by nick hornby.
There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. The plot deals with the 16yearold sam jones who loves his skateboard. 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. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.
Slam funny offers wry insights into the male psyche, making this book a good bet for hornby fans, no matter their age. 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. Whether hornby s writing about football or popular music, he excels at 1 being very funny and 2 getting at the voice of, and giving voice to ordinary blokesguys, who dont have blemishfree lives or faces, for that matter. A conceit of the book is that sam maintains a dialogue with his hero, tony hawk, the skateboarding legend. He couldnt sleep without the sound of rufus breathing. Its hard to pinpoint what i love most about nick hornby s books. His idol is tony hawk, the best skateboarder in the world. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of uk essays. Nick hornby was directly involved in the creation of the charity ambitious about autism, then known as treehouse trust, and its school treehouse school, as a result of trying to find specialist education for his son danny. In a long way down, hornby was finally moving away from the sitcom ending to the openended ending, but he still was grasping for a resolution. Sam just asks, and then thinks about what tony would do.
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