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|title= High Fidelity

|author= Nick Hornby

|date= May 2005

|isbn=978-0140293463

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Rob Fleming has nothing going for him. His record shop is a joke, his girlfriend Laura has left him for the man in the flat upstairs and his only friends are his employees, loud, obnoxious Barry and sweet, shy Dick. They spend most of their spare time touring the pubs in North London watching bands that no one but them, and maybe five others, have ever heard of. Rob is ruled by lists, his ''top 5'' can be anything from favourite Beatles songs to girls that broke his heart. And his life doesn't look like it'll be improving any time soon.

The prologue, where Rob reminisces about past girlfriends, is easily the best part of the book. It encapsulates the pain and the thrill and the aching bitterness of failed relationships. Rob places so much importance on these five girls and the effect all those break-ups had on his life that when he tracks them down and finds them a little bit boring, the relief almost pours from the pages.

This book is an interesting contradiction. The story is mundane and quite boring at times. But the writing and the way the characters are brought to life are compelling. An easy way of killing a couple of hours, which will probably leave you unfulfilled but highly entertained.

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