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Book Review of About a Boy

About a Boy
About a Boy
Author: Nick Hornby
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


Very good book! It's about a boy (ha!) who's mother tries to kill herself and goes through a lot, mentally. Her son is a bit confused and is sort of put on the back burner while his mother regroups. The boy meets Hugh Grant (in the movie, forget his charaters name in the book now) and befriends him, even though Hugh isn't thrilled about a teenager coming to his house all the time. They two bring out the good in each other. It's was a much better book than I had planned it to be.