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High Fidelity

Nick Hornby

High Fidelity is the story of Rob, a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend Laura has just left him for Ian from the flat upstairs. Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? This narr...

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

It was mentioned as a favorite book that was a little dated due to its content, but still enjoyed for its story. It was discussed in the context of supporting independent artists and record stores.

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In the late nineties, one of my favorite books, which is when I reread it now, rethink about it now, it's a little bit dated just because of the content, but it was at the time I was a younger man, it...

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It was mentioned as a favorite book that was a little dated due to its content, but still enjoyed for its story. It was discussed in the context of supporting independent artists and record stores.

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In the late nineties, one of my favorite books, which is when I reread it now, rethink about it now, it's a little bit dated just because of the content, but it was at the time I was a younger man, it was High Fidelity. I love that book by Nick Hornby.

The Rewatchables

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The Rewatchables

Rob recalled having read Nick Hornby's novel before the film's release, noting its London setting and how it shaped his expectations for the movie.

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you'd already read the book. I had Nick Hornby. It's set in London. It's like a twin with Fever Pitch in that sort of like Peter Pan, English male, trying to hang on to the things that he loved as a c...

— Episode: ‘High Fidelity’ With Bill Simmons, Chris...

Episode: ‘High Fidelity’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Joa...

Rob recalled having read Nick Hornby's novel before the film's release, noting its London setting and how it shaped his expectations for the movie.

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you'd already read the book. I had Nick Hornby. It's set in London. It's like a twin with Fever Pitch in that sort of like Peter Pan, English male, trying to hang on to the things that he loved as a child as he becomes an adult.

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