Juliet, Naked

by Nick Hornby

I read a review of Juliet, Naked that said something about this being true Hornby: about music and awkward love, utterly wonderful.  It is so effortless and beautiful and entertaining and interesting. The music is so pervasive – it’s hard to believe that it, too, is fictional.  The characters are so boldly real; I’m always impressed when a male author gets a female character so right.  Juliet, Naked was just what I needed.