Juliet, Naked
In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they've got. Tucker's been languishing (and he's unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin -- his young son, Jackson. But then there's also the new material he's about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, Juliet — entitled, Juliet, Naked.
What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise.
I really loved this book. I could not put it down once I started reading it. It was a happy, feel good to me. I loved all the characters. I was a little let down at the end when Annie, the main character, did not end up with the man of her dreams, although the book did leave room for a sequel. She fell so hard for this man and he made her so happy after being in a really bad relationship So it ended with her not needing her therapist any more. Which is always a good thing. I know this was made
(B) 75% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: Well written but lacks vigor, excitement and soul. Characters change, but so predictably as to garner very little effect.
Annie, Duncan and Tucker find themselves in a strange love triangle. Annie and Duncan have been a couple for 15 years, but Duncan's obsession with former rock star Tucker Crowe has always been an issue. Now after years of being a recluse, an acoustic version of Tucker's famous album "Juliet" has been released, fanning the flames of Duncan's fanboy web postings - and making Annie question their relationship more than ever. Add in Tucker emailing Annie and this threesome just got a little more
I went into this book thinking "Who would Hugh Grant play in the movie adaptation" and who would play all the other characters. Ive settled on Emily Blunt for Annie, Hugh Grant as Duncan and Tucker Crowe to be played by Jeff Bridges. Needless to say, I had a lot of fun reading this book; it just fitted so well as an English Rom-Com and I enjoyed every minute of this book. There is no great depth to this book but it was a pleasure to read.
All night I was going back and forth in my head as to whether to give this 4 or 5 stars, and as I couldn't think of a reason not to give it 5, I decided to do so. I really enjoyed this character-driven book. Hornby has a warm and generous talent for creating honest, flawed, likable characters. (And for those who might think Hornby can only create male characters, he's created a female protagonist here (Annie) that is as good as the main character (Katie) in How to Be Good.) Along with Hornby's
This novel provides a satirical look at rock fandom practiced to an absurd degree. Or perhaps its a novel about losers who hide from their vacuous lives by imagining genius artistic talent in a rock star who disappeared years ago from public view. Either way it turned out to be a pretty good story.I approached this book with the expectation that I wasnt going to like the book. I figured it was going to be about unhappy people making unwise life decisions as I have found true for some other
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Hardcover | Pages: 406 pages Rating: 3.49 | 40573 Users | 4023 Reviews
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Original Title: | Juliet, Naked |
ISBN: | 1594488878 (ISBN13: 9781594488870) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Tucker Crowe, Duncan Thomson, Annie Platt |
Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2009), LovelyBooks Leserpreis Nominee for Allgemeine Literatur (2009) |
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Annie loves Duncan — or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn't. Duncan really loves Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter who stopped making music ten years ago. Annie stops loving Duncan, and starts getting her own life.In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they've got. Tucker's been languishing (and he's unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin -- his young son, Jackson. But then there's also the new material he's about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, Juliet — entitled, Juliet, Naked.
What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise.
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Title | : | Juliet, Naked |
Author | : | Nick Hornby |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 406 pages |
Published | : | September 29th 2009 by Riverhead Books (first published 2009) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Music. Contemporary. Romance |
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Ratings: 3.49 From 40573 Users | 4023 ReviewsColumn Out Of Books Juliet, Naked
Juliet, Naked spoke to me on a personal level at this point in my life, right after the end of a long term relationship. Nick Hornby really nails the emotions of a breakup, and the painful recognition of a stagnant life. So many folks are together because of the presence of a comfortable mundane routine. This novel deftly captures how that can trap you with the wrong person in a manner I have rarely seen so effectively used in modern literature.This book is about finding what really matters inI really loved this book. I could not put it down once I started reading it. It was a happy, feel good to me. I loved all the characters. I was a little let down at the end when Annie, the main character, did not end up with the man of her dreams, although the book did leave room for a sequel. She fell so hard for this man and he made her so happy after being in a really bad relationship So it ended with her not needing her therapist any more. Which is always a good thing. I know this was made
(B) 75% | More than SatisfactoryNotes: Well written but lacks vigor, excitement and soul. Characters change, but so predictably as to garner very little effect.
Annie, Duncan and Tucker find themselves in a strange love triangle. Annie and Duncan have been a couple for 15 years, but Duncan's obsession with former rock star Tucker Crowe has always been an issue. Now after years of being a recluse, an acoustic version of Tucker's famous album "Juliet" has been released, fanning the flames of Duncan's fanboy web postings - and making Annie question their relationship more than ever. Add in Tucker emailing Annie and this threesome just got a little more
I went into this book thinking "Who would Hugh Grant play in the movie adaptation" and who would play all the other characters. Ive settled on Emily Blunt for Annie, Hugh Grant as Duncan and Tucker Crowe to be played by Jeff Bridges. Needless to say, I had a lot of fun reading this book; it just fitted so well as an English Rom-Com and I enjoyed every minute of this book. There is no great depth to this book but it was a pleasure to read.
All night I was going back and forth in my head as to whether to give this 4 or 5 stars, and as I couldn't think of a reason not to give it 5, I decided to do so. I really enjoyed this character-driven book. Hornby has a warm and generous talent for creating honest, flawed, likable characters. (And for those who might think Hornby can only create male characters, he's created a female protagonist here (Annie) that is as good as the main character (Katie) in How to Be Good.) Along with Hornby's
This novel provides a satirical look at rock fandom practiced to an absurd degree. Or perhaps its a novel about losers who hide from their vacuous lives by imagining genius artistic talent in a rock star who disappeared years ago from public view. Either way it turned out to be a pretty good story.I approached this book with the expectation that I wasnt going to like the book. I figured it was going to be about unhappy people making unwise life decisions as I have found true for some other
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