tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post6759617937671627309..comments2024-02-10T11:15:33.341-05:00Comments on Reading Envy: Reading Envy 002: Return of the Euthanized BookJenny Colvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-87471997116632603612014-10-19T15:09:01.108-04:002014-10-19T15:09:01.108-04:00Hornby's Fever Pitch has both British and U.S....Hornby's Fever Pitch has both British and U.S. film adaptations. I've seen the U.S. one and the lead character(played by Jimmy Fallon) is obsessed with the Red Sox rather than Arsenal FC. I liked it alright, not nearly as much as About a Boy, though. I do need to give Fever Pitch a listen on audio.Philip Heardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875539698291188710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-39422814086962933162014-02-14T13:44:58.035-05:002014-02-14T13:44:58.035-05:00Really enjoyed this. When people talk about books...Really enjoyed this. When people talk about books, I get warm fuzzies.<br />CaseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-44858941971614901312014-02-11T19:21:53.066-05:002014-02-11T19:21:53.066-05:00It sounds like I'll need to read Nigel Slater!...It sounds like I'll need to read Nigel Slater! I once told my (former) boss that his wife was one of my reading soulmates and I'm not sure he took it the right way....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-77735759581059298872014-02-11T18:26:12.441-05:002014-02-11T18:26:12.441-05:00Meant to say also that I love your description of ...Meant to say also that I love your description of Hornby as "soul mate." I might have to make that a new shelf at Goodreads. For me Hornby is like Nigel Slater, because both come off as regular guys who are just so likable and readable on their topics, books and food respectively.Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-16385033196516050442014-02-11T18:23:58.032-05:002014-02-11T18:23:58.032-05:00I read About a Boy. Love the movie and it was a go...I read About a Boy. Love the movie and it was a good representation of the book. The book went further with everyone's story than the movie did, for understandable reasons. I liked it well enough. But, like you Jenny, I LOVE his writing about books best.Julie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08384291674560438678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-89875993183529868032014-02-10T21:34:04.880-05:002014-02-10T21:34:04.880-05:00Pleasure!Pleasure!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-57013853399465113692014-02-10T21:33:53.808-05:002014-02-10T21:33:53.808-05:00Thanks! I didn't even think about how they'...Thanks! I didn't even think about how they'd have to adapt Hornby for American audiences, huh.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-13073856138116627522014-02-10T19:44:50.478-05:002014-02-10T19:44:50.478-05:00I read High Fidelity a while back. It's not re...I read High Fidelity a while back. It's not really much different from the movie other than having more music discussion scenes featuring UK artists and not being set in the US like the movie is. It's been a while since I read the book, but I don't remember much "Why did they remove this?" moments that I usually have in adaptions.<br /><br />Good podcast!JD Cowannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5962222688699015617.post-27048051694015990992014-02-10T12:45:58.737-05:002014-02-10T12:45:58.737-05:00Thank you for letting me in your show, you guys.Thank you for letting me in your show, you guys.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.com