How to Be Good
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How to Be Good

by Nick Hornby

2001•Comedy•294 pages

Taste attributes: comedydramaromancerealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthcomplex relationshipsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA realistic comic novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like polish over grit.

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3.1 / 5

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About This Book

According to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. She's a doctor and her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. But when David suddenly becomes good - properly, maddeningly, give-away-all-his-money good - Katie's sums no longer add up, and she is forced to ask herself some very hard questions.

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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

ComedyDramaRomanceEmpowerment/personal growthComplex relationshipSocial commentary

Subjects

Conduct of lifeHumorous storiesWomen physiciansMarried womenDomestic fictionMarriageGood and evilMarried people

Details

Author
Nick Hornby
Published
2001
Pages
294
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