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Fever Pitch

Name: Fever Pitch
Author: Nick Hornby

by Nick Hornby

1992•Biography•247 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarysportscomedyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA grounded, inventive biography: moving and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Open Library rating

4.7 / 5

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About This Book

In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that's before the players even take the field.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentarySportsComedyComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

SoccerEnglish AuthorsSports & RecreationsNonfictionArsenal Football ClubBiography & AutobiographyFootball fansAuthors, English

Details

Author: Nick Hornby
Published: 1992
Pages: 247
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Source: Open Library

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