How to Be Good by Nick Hornby

How to Be Good

Nick Hornby with Frances Barber

missing duration info Add in missing duration information first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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In Nick Hornby's How to Be Good, Katie Carr is certainly trying to be. That's why she became a GP. That's why she cares about Third World debt and homelessness, and struggles to raise her children with a conscience. It's also why she puts up with ...

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Community Reviews

3.09
based on 5,143 reviews

Moods

funny: 61%

reflective: 60%

lighthearted: 36%

emotional: 32%

sad: 25%

hopeful: 16%

challenging: 15%

dark: 11%

tense: 11%

inspiring: 7%

relaxing: 6%

mysterious: 2%

adventurous: 1%


Pace

13% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
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medium
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Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

45% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
80% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

97% of readers chose Yes
2% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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