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How to Be Good (Abridged) Audiobook
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Katie Carr is a good person. She recycles. She’s against racism. She’s a good doctor, a good mom, a good wife…well, maybe not that last one, considering she’s having an affair and has just requested a divorce via cell phone. But who could blame her? For years her husband’s been selfish, sarcastic, and underemployed, writing the “Angriest Man in Holloway” column for their local paper.
But now David’s changed. He’s become a good person, too, really good. He’s found a spiritual leader. He has become kind, soft-spoken, and earnest. He’s even got a homeless kid set up in the spare room. Katie isn’t sure if this is a deeply-felt conversion, a brain tumor, or David’s most brilliantly vicious manipulation yet. Because she’s finding it more and more difficult to live with David, and with herself.
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"This was the first Hornby novel I read, and I frankly didn't know what to do with it. The ambiguity of the situations and the confusing characters (who simply defy simple classifications, which is sort of the point) was both maddening and intriguing. Watching the crazy interplay between the guru street guy and the middle class family self-destructing is sort of like watching a train wreck: horrifying and riveting at the same time. I ended up quite liking the book. It challenged me as a piece of literature and as a human being."
— Don (4 out of 5 stars)
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" As always, Nick Hornby is funny and slyly insightful. I love how his books don't wrap things up nicely, they just end ambiguously, like life. "
— Labmom, 2/6/2014 -
" Hornby introduces us to a marriage in trouble but uses it to explore a more interesting topic. Just how do the lefties (including myself) manage to preach 'how to be good' in so many ways and yet fail to be perfect ourselves? I liked it! "
— Nat, 2/6/2014 -
" I just couldn't grow to love the main character. It was an interesting read, but I wasn't happy with the ending...or lack thereof. "
— Tiffany, 1/29/2014 -
" I liked this a lot more than I expected. It had an honest voice in a seemingly absurd situation. None of the characters are especially sympathetic but story was compelling. "
— Natasha, 1/27/2014 -
" He's a clever writer...but not really my cuppa tea. "
— Daria, 1/13/2014 -
" I picked this up wanting to read more Nick Hornby after reading High Fidelity. My response...eh. While the book had me laughing at moments it just led up to a whole lotta nothing. I felt like the ending just kinda dropped me. But I'm not ready to give up on Mr. Hornby just yet. It kept me interested enough to try a few more. "
— Bre, 1/7/2014 -
" Strong start, fizzling middle, fades all the way to the end. Would not recommend. "
— beth, 1/6/2014 -
" Unh, not as fun as I hoped. "
— Aleithea, 1/6/2014 -
" Kind of odd...but a quick read. "
— Jen, 12/20/2013 -
" I really liked High Fidelity and About a Boy, but couldn't stay with this beyond the first few chapters. "
— Susan, 11/29/2013 -
" I hated the main character in this one so much that it became a chore to finish. "
— Heather, 11/8/2013
About Nick Hornby
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.
About Frances Barber
Frances Barber, in addition to her outstanding narration, has appeared in Inspector Morse, The Ice House, Love in a Cold Climate, and Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced.