#145 in Romance
High Fidelity
- 304
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“High Fidelity” is a very funny novel about a man it never lets off the hook. Rob hides from adult life in his record collection, and readers may well dislike him and recognise something of themselves in him all the same; that discomfort is where the book gets its truth. It suits anyone willing to keep company with an immature hero in exchange for honest comedy about how people treat those they love.
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About the book
High Fidelity is a novel by British author Nick Hornby first published in 1995. It has sold over a million copies and was later adapted into a feature film in 2000, a Broadway musical in 2006 and a TV series in 2020. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.7 across 491 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 77% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 45 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 446 | 91% |
Frequently asked
How long is High Fidelity?
It has 304 pages — shorter than 92% of the ranked books in Romance.
In this book
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