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Book Review By Claire Cooper
How to be Good by Nick Hornby

Katie Carr is a good person. She is a doctor. She loves and finanically supports her family. Yet, Katie is unhappy with her husband. David is "The Angriest Man in Holloway" and his cynical view of life has worn Katie down. But amazingly, when David meets a guru, he becomes a Good Person. David is now a "give-your-computers,-toys,-money-and-food-to-the-less-fortunate", "happy-go-lucky" good person and Katie can no longer stand to be around him. But does this make Katie less of a good person? And how good can a good person be? Katie and her family soon discover how it is to be good.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 2000+ (Present Day)
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Husband
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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