my desert-island…
“Have you got any soul?” a woman asks the next afternoon. That depends, I feel like saying; some days yes, some days no. A few days ago I was right out; now I’ve got loads, too much, more than I can handle. I wish I could spread it a bit more evenly, I want to tell her, get a better balance, but I can’t seem to get it sorted. I can see she wouldn’t be interested in my internal stock control problems though, so I simply point to where I keep the soul I have, right by the exit, just next to the blues.
- Nick Hornby, “High Fidelity”
Thanks to my very funny and fantastic internet friend, Steve The Sneeze for surprising me with *his* favorite book!! YAY!!! I’m already 77 pages in, this poignant paragraph above being where I left off.
I haven’t seen the movie since it came out, and I had honestly forgotten how distraught Rob is over his relationships. I know, it’s practically the entire plot of the movie, but can you blame me for categorizing it more near “kick ass movies about music freaks” over “movie about relationships”? No.
Needless to say, I’m enjoying the read VERY much. And unlike Steve, who has vowed to never ruin his favorite book by watching the movie, I already have it queued up in Netflix so that I can watch it again after I read the book. :) I also have to admit, I like that Jon Cusack’s voice is in my head while reading it… because he’s just adorable.
Thanks for the wonderful surprise, Steve! And for the rest of you, you can look forward to me cultivating more top 5 lists.
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I’m reading it at the moment also. I don’t have Jon Cusack so much as I have Jack Black playing Barry, and hassling Dick all the time. Some of the British humor got lost in the translation to an American movie, but the movie is great anyway.
yup, i’ve got that voice, too… hilarious. jack black is perfect for the roll of barry.