'A Long Way Down' by Nick Hornby
'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?'
For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all . . . but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.
Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?
REVIEW
Very mixed reviews from me on this one, overall I found the book ok but so much of it annoyed me. I didn't find all the characters likeable especially the girl who just drove me up the wall. It was funny in places but the annoying bits took over the funny ones!! It didn't have me gripped but I found I still wanted to read it to find out what happened. Quick read.
Recommend - only if nothing else to read!
Coming out on movie this year - the trailer looks better than the book!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1af2sx_a-long-way-down-with-aaron-paul-official-trailer_shortfilms
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