Housekeeping Vs. the Dirt

from bookworm12

Hornby's column may have switched magazines since the collection published in The Polysyllabic Spree, but it retained its acid wit. This edition contains 14 monthly columns published in The Believer, chronicling the author's book purchases and what he's read. Along the way I found a couple books ...

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“Housekeeping vs. the Dirt,” published in 2006, is another in a series of collections of Nick Hornby's delightful columns printed monthly, or almost monthly, in Believer. That his column does not appear every month is something of a running joke in these columns, which ran from February 2005 to J...

from JenneB

[author:Nick Hornby] and I have pretty much the same way of going about reading--just sort of faff around and read what looks interesting, buy or check out a bunch of books and then never read them, give up halfway through if you're not loving it, etc. However, he gets paid to write about them in...

from hovercraftofeels

I have yet to read anything by Hornby that disappoints. This book is filled with some very on-point thoughts regarding "high" culture and so-called literary fiction. The way he can weave reviews into vignettes of his own life and experiences is captivating and the humor brings it all together.

from satyridae

Hornby writes a column about books for a magazine I'd never heard of (The Believer). Wry, witty, and impassioned, Hornby shares his love of the printed page here and recommends lots of interesting-sounding books. As if I need to add more books to my towering stack of To Be Read.