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Songbook
Songbook
Author: Nick Hornby, Marcel Dzama
McSweeney's is excited to release Songbook 226 a brand-new collection of short, personal essays by Nick Hornby on 31 of his favorite songs and songwriters. This hardcover book has 4-color illustrations by Marcel Dzama throughout and comes complete with a CD featuring 11 songs discussed within. Proceeds from Songbook will benefit TreeHouse and 8...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780971904774
ISBN-10: 0971904774
Publication Date: 12/2002
Pages: 147
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5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: McSweeney's Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 2
Not my cup of tea, I suppose. Hornby has a nice style in this book, but I found it difficult to relate to... I don't know most of the songs he describes. The premise is great, but the fact of the matter is that it sort of gets boring to read about why a song is great.
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Helpful Score: 2
This is a decent book of short articles by one of Britian's best rock critics.
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Helpful Score: 2
The premise here is simple: Hornby is writing about his favorite songs, with a chapter dedicated to each. Any fan of pop music or Nick Hornby's writing (preferably both!) will really enjoy this one...
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Helpful Score: 1
Interesting commentary on music by one of the great social commentators of our generation.
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Helpful Score: 1
I loved the chapter on one of my favorite Ani Difranco songs (well, half a chapter.) BUT, this book, for the most part, bored me. Great writer. Not so great music. Well, no all.
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