Juliet Naked

Hornby isn't an author I've read a lot of. About a Boy was the last title of his that I read but in the spirit of bookclub I picked up a copy and finished it yesterday. It's a fun read, full of whit, humour and observations on celebrity and the obsessive nature of the internet. Here's a quick summary.

Annie spent 15 years in a dull seaside town organizing Duncan and handling his obsession with Tucker Crowe, a sensation in the 80's because of the album Juliet. According to the purists a journey of his relationship with Julie Beaty. Annie likes Tucker's music but disagrees with Duncan over the singer's latest work - a stripped down version of the album entitled Juliet, Naked. Annie posts a review of the album on the fan site and gets an e-mail from the reclusive Tucker and once Annie digs deeper she has an 'Emporer's new clothes' moment about the genesis of the album that made Tucker famous.