Songbook

· Penguin
4,0
6 reviews
eBook
240
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About this eBook

“All I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don’t like them as much as I do.” —Nick Hornby, from Songbook

A wise and hilarious collection from the bestselling author of Dickens and Prince, Just Like You, Funny Girl and About a Boy.

Songs, songwriters, and why and how they get under our skin…

Songbook is Nick Hornby’s labor of love. A shrewd, funny, and completely unique collection of musings on pop music, why it’s good, what makes us listen and love it, and the ways in which it attaches itself to our lives—all with the beat of a perfectly mastered mix tape. 

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4,0
6 reviews
Sheyly Roblero
03 April 2025
Great book! I loved Hornby's authentic, unapologetic voice. The only problem, some of the chapters didn't load? Specifically chapters 8 and 10 were blank. I wish I was able to read the WHOLE thing.
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About the author

NICK HORNBY is the author of the internationally bestselling novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, A Long Way Down, Slam, Juliet, Naked, and Funny Girl, as well as several works of nonfiction. He lives in London.

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