No Rosie 3
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No Rosie project 3 As so many others, I liked "the Rosie project". Simsions voice and humor was quite captivating. Realising he had a new book coming, I was quite curious if he'd evolve into something more, or would stay on his level of mainstream humor. The Best of Adam Sharp is a conscious attempt to move away from screwball romance, get out of its shadow and show the world that there is more hidden deph to Simsion. The premise was already different and I was intrigued by the influence of music. "High fidelity" anyone? I love Nick Hornby. Like with his other books I entered this world without problems. While I was skeptical, it is easy to loose yourself in Adams world of songs. The story starts with the one that got away. A simple "hi" emailed after 22 years. What this "hi" is doing with Adams life, is a rollercoaster of flashbacks and feelings. All of a sudden he's questioning his whole life, the last 22 years. Adams telling us the story of Angelina, how they met, fall in love, and broke up. How he starts a conversation with her again. The truth behind a person put on a podest. Was she really as great as his memories want him to believe? A book about the big What ifs and a destructive decision: To find out exactly that. The narrative deals with some complex issues like: infidelity, death, infertility, emotional abuse, divorce, regrets and passion. Where the first half was appealing, I disliked the second part of the book. Just what was that? The whole ending ruined it for me. I'm curious to see how the audience will react to this when the books comes out.