The Polysyllabic Spree

This thin book is simply a collection of monthly articles that Nick Hornby wrote for Believer magazine which detailed his books bought, books read and thoughts on the same. Hornby's an interesting, amusing guy but his selection of books leaves a LOT to be desired. He seems partial to obscure biographies and collections of letters. He accidentally discovered reading Dennis Lehane but that seems to be as close as he gets to popular fiction. He regards Charles Dickens as the best writer so I suspect the only cross-over we have in reading is Oliver Twist (the only Dickens I've read) and four of his own novels. He buys pretty obsessively, moreso than me, which is a relief of sorts.