Comments on: Books for Men, Books for Boys | High Fidelity

By: Dale Cooper

Dale Cooper — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:20:16 +0000

Nah. I would def not call it a book for the ‘cool.’ It’s just a good book.

By: Elwood Blues

Elwood Blues — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:26:55 +0000

I’ve actually never read the book. Do I lose cool points for that?

I’ve never read a romance novel either. So I’ll take a push.
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By: Dale Cooper

Dale Cooper — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:43:39 +0000

I know that there are MANY However, it still seems so much of what I used to hear in complaint or ‘revelation’ was straight out of Cassie Edwards or Oprah. I’ve always felt HF was refreshingly real.

Seriously though: The last sentence in HF almost changed my life on a dime. It was profound to the 21 year old version of me.

By: Baroness Heather

Baroness Heather — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:36:19 +0000

Just for the sake of argument, there are some of us who have never read a single romance novel. Just sayin’.

It’s been a long time since I read this book, but I’ve seen the movie a bunch of times – I know, apples & oranges. I only mention that because at this point, I can’t remember if in the book, Rob also gives his top 5 things he loves about Laura, or if it’s only in the movie. At any rate, I always think that’s a pretty awesome standard to shoot for – being appreciated for who we really are, in spite of the garden-variety schizo-women-stuff and boring underwear.
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By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:32:50 +0000

I love this book for many of the reasons you’ve mentioned, and then some. Glad to see you enjoy it too