Funny Girl

Like all Nick Hornby novels, Funny Girl was compulsively readable, and very funny in parts. I just don't think Hornby understands and creates female characters as well as he does male ones (which is understandable). As a result Barbara/Sophie wasn't as memorable as other Hornby creations, most notably Rob from High Fidelity and Will from About a Boy. In fact, my favorite characters in this novel were Tony and Bill, the gay script writers who dealt with their homosexuality in extremely different ways.

Overall a quick, fun read that shows changing society in late 20th century Britain through pop culture.