Funny Girl is a novel by Nick Hornby, set in s England. Combining a light comic style that closely matches the television comedy writing of the era with Hornby’s signature obsession with pop culture, the novel traces the professional and personal trajectory of Barbara Parker, calling herself Sophie Straw, who dreams of being a television star like her hero Lucille Ball. Funny Girl captures the excitement of youthful success and of burgeoning talent, but it also considers what it's like once that excitement fades. How would you describe the mood at the end of the book as Barbara (and Jim)'s glory days inevitably pass? · Funny Girl showcases Hornby's charming light touch and his willingness to embrace emotions without the cloak of irony, even at the risk of sentimentality. Touching? Touching? www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 5 mins.
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Funny Girl carries about it a particular nostalgic glow that, I think, comes from Hornby viewing the 60s through the misty eyes of his aged, present-day protagonists. Funny Girl captures the excitement of youthful success and of burgeoning talent, but it also considers what it's like once that excitement fades. How would you describe the mood at the end of the book as Barbara (and Jim)'s glory days inevitably pass?. His new novel, “Funny Girl,” is about the telly, and about the larger question of whether culture should move to meet its audience, and if so, how far.
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