Youre listening to all things considered from npr news. This is a podcast which is basically a trailer to nick hornby s novel slam. Like the movie knocked up, this is a story about an accidental pregnancy that nudges the male protagonist into adulthood. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by nick hornby. 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. 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. Everything seems to be okay, the only problem are skate tricks which doesnt work, but then sam meets alicia. 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. 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. Sep 24, 2015 here are five books i and nick hornby recommend. 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.
In the book isnt much background information about alicia but some basic facts are given. 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. 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. Sam, the narrator of nick hornbys first teenage novel, is 18, writing about when he was 16. Slam audio book download by nick hornby, narrated by nicholas hoult.
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. The jacket copy says, nick hornby has made a career writing about men who act like boys. About a boy and an education were all made into movies. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. This is a podcast which is basically a trailer to nick hornbys novel slam. Alicia have gotten themselves into a bit of trouble. Pdf juliet, naked book by nick hornby free download 406. 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. Best of nick hornby 47 books meet your next favorite book. 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. Housekeeping by marilyn robinson i was reading housekeeping vs. Sam is suddenly forced to grow up and struggle with the. 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.
Slam is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2007. Nick hornby wrote it in a funny way and i like that. Nick hornby s first foray into the young adult genre, slam 2007 is about an adolescent londoner. 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. November 2007 at the beginning of slam, nick hornby s first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that. He exaggerated some things and he made the character sam as a very strange but also funny character. 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. The life of a young parent in britain shown in nick hornbys book slam. As a result, hornby received the william hill sports book of the year award. 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. Alex is sams new girlfriend and karl is alicias new boyfriend.
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. He graduated from cambridge university where he studied english. Fever pitch, which won the william hill sports book of the year award in 1992. 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. The book has been awarded with manchester book award nominee for. Hornbys first young adult novel, slam 2007, is narrated by the teenager sam. 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 funny offers wry insights into the male psyche, making this book a good bet for hornby fans, no matter their age. Thats where the book gets its title, slam, fromit reflects sams feeling that the skateboard hes been riding has just exploded, a. Reading log slam by nick hornby summaryzusammenfassung.
Why is the book called slam and does it have a meaning to why it is called that. The novel analyses the growing up theme, humans relations and the responsibility we are supposed to take in life. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a. I really enjoyed this book and think its a great book for teen guys. 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. For sam, everything is derailed, and he feels slammed for pretty much the whole book.
Throughout the novel he narrates his life and we are able to see how he deals with the life changing events he encounters. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 309 pages and is available in hardcover format. The book s main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective of a teenager, sam. A literary analysis of nick hornbys slam by pat radodo on prezi. There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. May have soft reading marks and name of the previous owner. They have a friendly conversation about their lifes and dont seem to have any problems with. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The main characters of this fiction, music story are tucker crowe, duncan thomson. We want to hear whatever this kid has got to say the whole scary, hilarious story hornby just makes it look easy.
The protagonist of slam is a 16yearold skateboarder named sam whose life changes drastically when his girlfriend gets pregnant. Slam is nick hornby s latest, and his first book written for or about teenagers. Teenage parenthood as presented in slam by nick hornby. It made me laugh because they are really soft about this issue. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of slam by nick hornby. The main characters of this fiction, young adult story are. Nick hornby slam reading log chapter 1 summary the maincharacter, 15yearold sam, is introduced. The recipient of the american academy of arts and letters e. Bestselling author nick hornby delivers his first novel for young adults. He has pretty much memorized the book hawkoccupation. 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. Hornby s book slam was published on 16 october 2007. 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. Slam nick hornby audio book free download stenabticom.
A his bestselling adult novels include high fidelity and about a boy, both of which were made into highly successful movies. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 406 pages and is available in hardcover format. S l a m also by nick hornby fiction high fidelity about a boy how to be good a long way down nonfiction fever pitch s. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Sam, the main character of nick hornbys slam, begins his story by saying his life. 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. She also has an older brother and his name is rich burns.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. His idol is tony hawk, the best skateboarder in the world. She lives with her parents andrea and robert burns in london. The new yorker calls bestselling author nick hornby athe maestro of the male confessional. Nick hornbys first young adult novel is about a 16yearold who lives for his skateboard, until his girl gets pregnant. 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. 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 is a book written by the english author nick hornby. Hornbys second book, fever pitch, also published in 1992, is an autobiographical story detailing his fanatical support for arsenal football club. 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. Free download or read online juliet, naked pdf epub book. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. 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 hornby is one of my favorite authors for adults.
English book report slam by nick hornby english literature. Slam is a hilarious comingofage novel by bestselling author nick hornby. Pdf slam book by nick hornby free download 309 pages. He loves to skateboard and rides the rails every chance he gets. Immediately download the nick hornby summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Sam just asks, and then thinks about what tony would do. In chapters 1016 of the novel slam by nick hornby, the readers are thrown into the whirlwind of problems a16 year old fathertobe encounters. 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. Nick hornbys first novel for teenagers, slam, is touching and convincing, says philip ardagh. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides for challenging works of literature.
And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up. He has written the screenplays for the films fever pitch, wild, brooklyn and an. 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. At the beginning of slam, nick hornbys first youngadult novel, 16yearold sam jones says that everything in his life seemed to have come together. Hornby published his first book in 1992, a collection of essays about american writers such as tobias wolff and ann beattie, titled contemporary american fiction. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. They both meet in a restaurant and bring their new partners. 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. Sam is doing well at school, at least in his art classes. The plot deals with the 16yearold sam jones who loves his skateboard. 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. He is 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.
Nick hornby was born in redhill, surrey, england on april 17, 1957. 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 first edition of the novel was published in 2007, and was written by nick hornby. 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.
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