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Housekeeping vs The Dirt - Nick Hornby
Rating : 5.0/5
Reason for Reading : To complete the series as I loved The Polysyllabic Spree so much

This anthology follows on from The Polysyllabic Spree, chronicling the reading habits of English author Nick Hornby. It continues with his columns in The Believer magazine in a similar style to the first book. It contains min-reviews, extracts from some of his favourite books and his great sense of humour.

I loved this as much as the first collection. I got more book recommendations from this one than the first. Housekeeping and Gilead by Marilynne Robinson both look really interesting. Also Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kerkov, Citizen Vince by Jess Walter and Persepolis a graphic novel about life in Iran by Marjane Satropi (I have bought a copy already! My best friend read these two books by Hornby before me and was able to pass on this graphic novel recommendation).

This series of books is perfect for anyone who loves books and loves the process of reading. If anyone buys The Believer in America can they let me know if he is still writing a column and what the rest of the magazine is like please. Cheers!