it's been a while since i read the book, but i remember the way that it portrayed fans MAKING ME SO GODDAMN ANGRY. i mean, there are bits that redeem it (largely the end), but for a guy who was originally a fan (see - fever pitch and high fidelity) nick hornby now strikes me as the kind of famous person who thinks fans are ridiculous for loving things a lot.
annie, the normal girlfriend, and tucker crowe, the normal person who happens to be famous, are the main characters and the fan is the weirdo who hangs around in the corner - and although it's a realistic portrayal in some ways i just found it so offensive as it's a bit like he used his knowledge just to help normal people feel more justified about thinking fans were weirdos.
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Date: 2012-04-17 08:37 pm (UTC)annie, the normal girlfriend, and tucker crowe, the normal person who happens to be famous, are the main characters and the fan is the weirdo who hangs around in the corner - and although it's a realistic portrayal in some ways i just found it so offensive as it's a bit like he used his knowledge just to help normal people feel more justified about thinking fans were weirdos.