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Not ice skating…skating as in skateboarding

November 28th, 2007 Liz - Central Library

A new arena for Nick Hornby — young adult fiction– works out really well with this latest novel, Slam. 

Alicia and Sam are high school lovers that go too far (if you get my drift).  The fallout becomes even more readable than the usual Hornby (spoiler alert here) because Hornby alters the usual narrative structure with….time travel.  Wha?  Hornby?  Yes, and it makes the book so much better.  I’m NOT one for magical realism normally, but in the same way that The Time Traveller’s Wife engaged me despite my initial reluctance due to the subject matter, Slam really worked.  The dialog, as usual, is spot on.  And the references to skating (read skateboarding) were great fun.

Entry Filed under: Recreational Fiction, Young Adult