When Hornby wrote the book he was married, and in the book he tells a few stories about their early days of dating. It starts with his dad (doesn’t it always?), haunts his childhood, confuses jobs and relationships, tortures his adulthood, and finally delivers ultimate bliss. Nothing else I’ve read comes close to describing the sports-fan experience nearly as well as this one. But Hornby is, by his own admission, kind of a dick at times.īut he’s a terrific writer, and the book is lovely. We think of men who follow sports teams as somehow charming or maybe lacking a bit of perspective. And I am not even sure “obsessed” is the right word.
In 1992 he wrote a memoir about a completely obsessed football fan. Nick Hornby is a lifelong Arsenal supporter in the real world.
(Click the image to buy on Amazon.) Fever Pitch: The Book Cover of the first UK edition of Fever Pitch.
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