![]() ![]() Such as the seasons are too long, the same teams always win, and hooliganism/racism are as rampant of problems as the media has made them out to be. Hornby’s lifelong obsession of rooting for Arsenal in the English Premier League taught me plenty about the sport and team that I didn’t know before. Not playing it, not watching it, and (I can say confidently now) not reading about it. Also, I’m a huge sports fan, somebody who routinely watched every NBA and MLB game for my favorite teams for years, and traveled across the country to see them in different stadiums. The same basic style was used in Ten Year in the Tub, and that was my favorite book I’ve read by Hornby. Here is an autobiographical account of his love for his favorite sports team over 20+ years and his observations of fandom, relationships and society’s love affair with sports. ![]() Nick Hornby is one of my favorite authors, and even his bad books ( How To Be Good) kept me entertained while reading. I really expected I would love this book, though its fatal flaw was apparent from page one. ![]()
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