Nick hornby, author, nicholas hoult, read by, read by nicholas hoult. The thoughts of sam, the books teenage first-person narrator, seemed very true to the way an actual teenage boy would see things. Slam is a hilarious coming-of-age novel by bestselling author nick hornby. 314 The main characters voice is honest, real and hilarious at times, the way he. The protagonist of slam is a 16-year-old skateboarder named sam, whose life changes drastically when his girlfriend gets pregnant. Nick hornbys slam avoids this pitfall with a richly characterized and genuine perspective. He spends every waking moment with his true love, alicia, and cant be bothered to hang out with his buddies or parents anymore. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspectivecountry: united kingdom. Inexplicably, sam finds himself whizzed into the future, for a quick glimpse of what will be. Nick hornby is the author of six internationally bestselling novels high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down, slam and juliet, naked and several works of non-fiction including fever pitch, songbook and ten years in the tub, a collection of his stuff ive. My brother had summer reading homework, so i helped him out. Though the narrator, sam, may be somewhat dimwitted at times, his flaws create a greater sense of realism.
Nick hornby is the bestselling author of eight novels, including high fidelity and about a boy, and several works of non-fiction including his ground-breaking debut, fever pitch. But not quickly enough to keep from getting slammed i. , wrecking on your skateboard, or, in this case, getting a girl knocked up. Nearly the same age sam is at the start of the novel. While nick hornby respects the seriousness of these subjects, he also manages to write an irresistibly funny, heartfelt book that is filled with quirky. This trailer was made for a school project at bergaskolan in malmo, sweden. Slam by nick hornby putnam readers familiar with nick hornbys high fidelity and about a boy will find much to appreciate in his latest novel slam. Sam falls in and out of love with the beautiful alicia very quickly. He is the author of five novels, high fidelity, about a boy, how to be good, a long way down and slam; three works of non-fiction, fever pitch winner of the william hill sports book of the year award, 31 songs shortlisted for the national book critics circle award and the complete polysyllabic spree; and a. 550 An audio book extract from the downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys moving and witty tale slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the film about a boy, as well as channel 4s skins. There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And for sam, our main man in nick hornbys 2007 slam, its no different. Thinking back on my own summer reading when i was still in school, i read and reread slam by nic.
The witty novel slam written by british author nick hornby shows deep understanding into the life of a teenager and what it means to grow up. Nick hornbys first foray into the young adult genre, slam 2007 is about an adolescent londoner named sam, and his coming of age as a young father. Slam is the story of sam, a sixteen-year-old boy totally obsessed with skateboarding and the pro skater, tony hawk. The good news about nick hornbys first young adult novel, slam, is that its not so different from. Tonys advice eventually stops making sense to sam and discourages him. 23 pages, book and dustwrapper very bright and clean see image. 445 Tone genre whats up with the title? Whats up with the ending? Setting tough-o-meter writing style tony hawk sams cold narrator point of view plot analysis allusions. Hornbys book slam was published on 16 october 2007; it is his first novel for young adults and was recognised as a 2008 ala best books for young adults. Nick hornbys first novel for teenagers, slam, is touching and convincing, says philip ardagh. The book slam by nick hornby takes us into the journey of teen pregnancy. It doesnt matter if you dont know who he is, just trust me.
Books; share - slam by nick hornby 2008, uk-b format paperback slam by nick hornby 2008, uk-b format paperback be the first to write a review. The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of nick hornbys hilarious coming-of-age novel slam, read by nicholas hoult, star of the films about a boy and warm bodies, as well as channel 4s skins. 548 Nick hornbys poignant and witty novel shows a rare and impressive understanding of human relationships and what it really means to be a manoverview: the 1 new york times bestseller fr. While in many ways hornbys novel, told from the point of view of a disaffected youth named sam who often speaks in british slang, invites comparison to another tale of teenage angstj. Just when everything is coming together for sam, his girlfriend alicia drops a bombshell. Hornby is a terrific writer, who continues to produce stories and characters who are funny, sympathetic, and relatable to men and women? On both sides of the atlantic. Current slide current_slide of total_slides- top picked items. I loved this book, even in moments when the narrators voice distracted me a bit. Sam falls in andpeople also askwhat is slam by nick hornby about? A slam audible audio edition: nick hornby, nicholas hoult, penguin books ltd. The jacket copy says, nick hornby has made a career writing about men who act like boys. Make that ex-girlfriendbecause by the time she tells him shes pregnant, theyve already called it quits.
As always, hornbys fiction is honest, and emotional without. The 1 new york times bestseller from the beloved, award-winning author of funny girl, high fidelity, and about a boy. Slam is a novel written by british author nick hornby, published in 2007. Written by: nick hornby narrated by: nicholas hoult length: 7 hrs and 17 mins unabridged audiobook slam was the 2007 contemporary young adult novel from nick hornby, and ive been meaning to read it ever since hornby said this very intelligent thing about ya books: i see now that dismissing ya books because youre not a young adult is a little bit like refusing to watch thrillers on the grounds that youre. Mt3zc46hjs - read and download nick hornby book slam in pdf, epub, mobi, kindle online. The books main theme is teenage pregnancy and it is written from the perspective. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. Hornby has a gift for giving his characters unique voices, and his slam narrator is no exception. Sams mother, annie, had sam when she was only sixteen. It is the story of a skating dont say skateboarding!, tony hawk-worshiping sixteen year old, sam. 911 Slam by nick hornby, 780241646, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Slam a novel by nick hornby please see photos for publication information. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating.
4 nick hornby high fidelity, nick hornby about a boy, nick hornby fever pitch, nick hornby a long way down, nick hornby how to be good, nick hornby slam nick hornby collection by nick hornby. He has written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including brooklyn, wild and, most recently, state of the union. Condition good thank you for viewing! Your continued support helps ensure that we7. It takes us through the life of a boy who finds out he has gotten hisgenres: general fiction. Similar books like slam include a long way down, about a boy, how to be good, high fidelity, i dont know how she does it. Sam always talks to a poster of tony that hangs in his room and tony responds with a quote from his book. Because she had sam so young, their relationship is unusual and informal. Slam introduction when youre sixteen, few things matter more on a friday night than what your boyfriend or girlfriend is doing. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up. Slam pdf book by nick hornby read online or free download in epub. 870 Teen schmeen; im 3 times the narrators age, and i thought slam was just as good as any of nick hornbys other books.