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Title: Hornby-lite
Review: My wife bought me this book because she knows I like Nick Hornby and it is marketed as a new Hornbyesque voice. But the truth is that it does not have the sparkle, wit, edge or flair of Hornby. The writing is often clumsy, and it reads like a kind of soap opera for sensitive new age guys. I confess that something kept me turning the pages, and that I was genuinely moved by a few scenes, but in the end I just felt manipulated and cheap. I would only recommend it to men with kids who have recently divorced and have no inflated literary standards.
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