i absolutely adore nick hornby, ever since i fell in love with rob in high fidelity. i would call myself a fan but now thinking about it i just love high fidelity and about a boy. i have read his other works but nothing has struck a cord with me like those two works. nonetheless, whenever he has a new book out, i make sure to read it. when i came across funny girl on penguin's "first to read" site, and didn't win the chance to read it first, i put in my request at the library.
i have to start by saying, calling one's work funny girl was pretty bold, considering i only had thoughts of babs, when i first heard the title. i am not sure why hornby didn't name it something else, i mean the title is perfect, but still at the thought of those two words i will think barbra streisand and fanny brice. and now that i think about it, hornby must have realized this because sophie's original name and her character's name was barbra.
funny girl was the story of how sophie straw, a young girl from the north, that with the help of talent and of course luck, became britian's lucille ball (her dream in life, of course.) it is a delightful story, you can't but help for cheer for sophie/barbra and hope that she succeeds. it also gave insight to how tv shows are created, written, and produced. i also enjoyed the stories of the gay writers, one became a novelist and the other got married and did the whole nuclear thing. i was happy when sophie and dennis finally fall in love, her relationship with clive was not healthy. (i was also upset with her for considering having fun with clive at the end.) it was an enjoyable read, but didn't strike me as something i will read over and over as i did with high fidelity. however, i do recommend it, especially if you love television. oh and i will add, i loved reading about how the writers put a spin on things and had fun questioning gender roles, ie making jim the virgin and not barbara. and if it was a tv show, i would have totally watched it.
random quick note, there was an issue with sophie having a baby, which would turn out to be the final season, because a baby would have to be included in the storyline. i have to add that i am worried about this with one of my favorite shows, "the mindy project". mindy is now preggers and i am shocked that the writers went in this direction. no offense, but i loved her more when she was a mess, then a mom to be. i wonder if this will be their last season.
(sorry there isn't more to this post, i didn't have much to say about it.)
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