About a Boy -

Nick Hornby

Indigo

1999

286 páginas

9h 32m

ISBN-10: 0575400951

'How cool was Will Freeman?'

Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents' groups full of available (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy.

Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool? And can Marcus help Will just to grow up?

Resenhas (7)

5 (Perfeito)

Entre gargalhadas e mais gargalhadas, é maravilhoso desfrutar da sinceridade de Marcus, das trapalhas de Will e perceber como um velho-menino pode encontrar sua ident(idade) e um homem-garotão pode amadurecer sem perder o seu charme.

Mais uma das narrativas de Hornby: simples, cômica e sentimental ao mesmo tempo.

E, ainda por cima, nos deixa nostálgicos quanto aos anos 90...

Excelente!