First entry

First impression

Interview with Nick Hornby about "Slam"

I'm actually quite excited about reading the book "Slam" by Nick Hornby, because the cover is very interesting designed. The short introduction on the back of the book suggests that the main character , a 16 year old boy named Sam , lives an ordinary life . His mom just dumped her boyfriend and Sam fell in love with this girl called Alicia. He's doing fine until some accident happens. This accident is probably the reason why the book is called "Slam" . The word slam stands for something that happens intense and with a lot of noise. So I expect the book to be entertaining and lifelike. With problems every teenager can relate to e.g. school, divorced partens,having a relationship,etc. Since the book is written by Nick Hornby, I suggest that it'll keep up to my expectations. I've seen the movie "about a boy",whose originally was written by Nick Hornby, and I like the way that the story was told. I also hope that reading the book improves my writing skills. This book isn't the first novel I've read in English.My favorite books in English are the " Twilight Saga" by Stephenie Meyer. In my opinion it doesn't matter whether a book is in English or German as long as I like its content and the way its written. I think studying texts in classroom has advantages but also disadvantages. I like it because I deal with the book more than I would do on my own. I get to know what my classmates think about the book and I often recognize other aspects because of their impressions. On the other hand I think that we waste to much time on talking about a book. After 5 -6 times it becomes an aweful bore.