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  • L'ho letto in in lingua. E io non sono inglese.
    Però ho riso, e questo vuol dire due cose: una è che so qualcosa di inglese (ma forse non rileva), due è che il libro è anche buffo.
    Pare sia stato scritto per gli adolescenti. E io adolescente non sono. Ma mi è piaciuto.
    Elementi? Un ... Continue

    L'ho letto in in lingua. E io non sono inglese.
    Però ho riso, e questo vuol dire due cose: una è che so qualcosa di inglese (ma forse non rileva), due è che il libro è anche buffo.
    Pare sia stato scritto per gli adolescenti. E io adolescente non sono. Ma mi è piaciuto.
    Elementi? Un ragazzino che fa skate e parla con il suo poster di Tony Hawk, per chiedergli consigli di vita. Tony risponde.
    Da qui tutto il resto è Hornby.

    

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• ― Aglaja said on Feb 8, 2008 about the Hardcover edition| 1 feedback| 1 feedback

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  • It's The catcher in the Rye for the 21st century. And because you keep comparing it to Salinger's novel, you understand that it's quite a hard act to follow. If I had been able to keep myself from this comparing business, it would probably have rated four stars.
    Nevertheless, this is a good, cl ... Continue

    It's The catcher in the Rye for the 21st century. And because you keep comparing it to Salinger's novel, you understand that it's quite a hard act to follow. If I had been able to keep myself from this comparing business, it would probably have rated four stars.
    Nevertheless, this is a good, classic, feel-good Hornby novel and a great read!

    

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• ― Linda Wilke said on Aug 26, 2008 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • "Where did it go? It was like there had been a lot of food on a plate in front of us, and we ate it really quickly, and then there was nothing left. Maybe that's how couples stay together: they're not greedy. They know that what they have in front of them had to last a long time, so they kind of pic ... Continue

    "Where did it go? It was like there had been a lot of food on a plate in front of us, and we ate it really quickly, and then there was nothing left. Maybe that's how couples stay together: they're not greedy. They know that what they have in front of them had to last a long time, so they kind of pick at it. I hope it's not like that, though. I hope that when people are happy together, it feels as though someone keeps piling seconds and thirds on their plates."

    "Anyway, all I'm saying is that there was this time - maybe it was a day, maybe a few days, I cant' remember now - when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up."

    "Sometimes you know you will remember moments for ever, even if there's nothing much happening."

    

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• ― Control Freak said on Aug 24, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Sicuramente una tematica importante, quella delle gravidanze indesiderate per i minorenni, spiegata a noi giovani con ironia.

    

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• ― *minnie93* (minnie93) said on Nov 6, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Athough I enjoyed reading this witty insight into teenage parenthood I did feel that maybe Hornby had written this for young adults. I would certainly recommend it as obligatory reading material for the early teens age group. Reading this would maybe help them to understand the problems of not consi ... Continue

    Athough I enjoyed reading this witty insight into teenage parenthood I did feel that maybe Hornby had written this for young adults. I would certainly recommend it as obligatory reading material for the early teens age group. Reading this would maybe help them to understand the problems of not considering the consequences of having a sexual relationship!
    The story is written from the viewpoint of Sam, an eighteen year old young man who two years previously had become a teenage parent. It happened at a time in his life when he had felt that things were just beginning to click into place. He was getting on well with his mother, had plans for going to college and had a lovely girlfriend Alicia.Then Alicia gets pregnant unexpectedly and the young couple find themselves confronted with adult problems which they are unable to cope with alone. However they are fortunate to have very supportive parents. Sam's account of the situation has some very funny scenes and some of his comments seen from an adult point of view are very amusing.
    So I feel that even if I this book was not particularly aimed at me personally it is well written and I think it will appeal to others.

    

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• ― Lindyloumac said on Oct 25, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Facts don't matter.Sometimes.

  • “I learned that Britain had the worst teenage pregnancy rates in Europe, which by the way means we have the highest. It took me a while to realize that. For a moment I thought they might mean it the other way, that our teen pregnancy rates were low and the Prime Minister wanted us to do better”

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    “I learned that Britain had the worst teenage pregnancy rates in Europe, which by the way means we have the highest. It took me a while to realize that. For a moment I thought they might mean it the other way, that our teen pregnancy rates were low and the Prime Minister wanted us to do better”

    Funny (Sam has awesome and imaginary conversations with his hero Tony Hawk whose poster is in his room), wise (Hornby deals with teen pregnancy) and clever. As usual.

    

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• ― Martha Peake said on Sep 26, 2009 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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