A Long Way Down

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Edition:

Unabridged (Penguin Audio)

Length:

8 hours, 56 minutes

File Size:

245 MB (96 files)

Published:

July 2005

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Summary

Quotes from the Critics

"A LONG WAY DOWN is an unusually rich, satisfying work, and, I think, Hornby's bet yet." - Literary Review

"It's a bold setup, perilously high-concept, but Hornby pulls it off with understated ease....This is a brave and absorbing book. It's a thrill to watch a writer as talented as Hornby take on the grimmest of subjects without flinching, and somehow make it funny and surprising at the same time." - Publishers Weekly

"[T]his is a well-executed and thoughtful tale that never digs too deep and simultaneously doesn't denigrate the seriousness of its characters' dilemmas. Highly moving and lively storytelling: Hornby's gifts become more apparent with each outing." - Kirkus

"...A LONG WAY DOWN [is] that rare and unexpected creature, a playful novel about suicide....One of Hornby's strengths is his sharp sense of how completely the small idiocies and preoccupations of our lives are entwined with the big, serious stuff." - New York Times Book Review

"[I]t's from [its] true-to-life characters that A LONG WAY DOWN gets both its unlikely wit and its considerable emotional heft. In lesser hands, any one of them could end up being a caricature of a 'depressed person,' but Hornby offers us enough glimpses into their minds, their passions, their troubles, and their senses of humor that it's impossible not to end up caring for his endearing band of misfits." - Ruminator Review

"The pain feels real...although not at the price of Hornby's pleasantly bitter wit. But what makes the book work is Hornby's refusal to give an inch to sentimentality or cheap inspirational guff." - Time