==Background:== I have been an admirer of Nick Hornby as an author for many years since I read his début novel 'High Fidelity'. Since then I have tried most of his other works in fiction or non-fiction. Although I was very pleased to find this book at my local charity shop last week and I knew at just a pound I should reacquaint myself with his work. This piece of fiction was written in 2009. ==Synopsis of the book:== For the last twenty plus years Duncan has idolised the singer songwriter Tucker Crowe. His interest in this man has arguably been enhanced by the man's disappearance from the music scene in the 1980's. Nothing ...  Read the complete review

Juliette Naked by Nick Hornby Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-141-02064-8 I picked this book up in Tesco as part of their 2 for £7 deal. I think this was probably my second book to make up the two. I do enjoy Nick Hornby's books as I find that they are an easy read and each one is quite different from the other, by this I mean he doesn't follow a formula like some popular authors. The story starts in a toilet. Yes you did read that correctly and our hero is having his photo taken by the heroine in this toilet. Apparently slightly obsessive Duncan had heard that his music idol had made a life changing decision in this very toilet. He wanted his ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of the 2009 book Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby. I've always enjoyed reading books by this author so was expecting good things from this book. A little on the storyline The book follows Duncan and Annie as their relationship is going down the pan for several reasons, the main one being Duncan's obsession with an 80s pop star singer songwriter Tucker Crowe (who hasn't made any new music for more than20 years). A tour of America makes Annie realise their relationship has wasted her fertile years with no child to show for it. On their return, Duncan's infidelity with a work colleague puts the final nail in the coffin and they both part on ...  Read the complete review

Juliet, Naked is the third book by Nick Hornby that I have read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I previously read About a Boy and High Fidelity, both of which I thought were great, but I think I liked this one even more than either of those. Hornby's books are a bit off beat, with quirky, slightly nerdy characters, and Juliet, Naked is no exception. It is the story of a couple called Duncan and Annie, living in a dull, boring seaside town, whose lives are mostly ruled by Duncan's obsession with a reclusive former musician named Tucker Crowe. He runs a website dedicated to discussing music by a man that stopped making music nearly 15 years before, and seems to ...  Read the complete review