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Reading Nick Hornby’s book is really amusing. Here are some funny quotations from the novel:

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“His ex (who, according to Suzie, was called Paula, a name he must have mentioned the other night) was always going to get the blame for Ned’s non-appearance at the picnic, but he felt obscurely loyal to her in the face of Suzie’s empathetic anger.” 
(p. 44, ll. 9-13)

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“What reasons could he give for not inviting Suzie round to his flat, where there were no toys or cots or nappies or bowls, where there was no second bedroom even? Could he kill Ned off with some awful disease, or a car crash – tragic, tragic, life goes on?”
(p. 45, ll. 19-24)

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“Really? “Santa’s Super Sleigh”? Suzie and Marcus both started singing the same part of the song: ...” 
(p. 47, ll. 31-32)

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“People always did this. They always sang, and they always sang the same part. Will had friends who began every single phone call with a quick burst of “Santa’s Super Sleigh”, and when he didn’t laugh they accused him of a sense of humour failure. But where was the joke? And even if there was one, how was he supposed to make himself laugh at it every time, year after year?” 
(p. 48, ll. 5-11)

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“He had a strange frizzy bush of hair, and he dressed like a twenty-five-year chartered accountant on his day off: he was wearing brand-new jeans and a Microsoft T-shirt)” 
(p. 49, ll. 10-1)

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“But he still felt a little uncomfortable , and as a consequence threw himself into the afternoon with an enthusiasm that he was only usually able to muster with chemical or alcoholic assistance.” 
(p. 51, ll. 27-30)

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“He had to say that the thing he found most attractive about her was that she had tried to kill herself.  Now that was interesting - sexy, almost, in a morbid kind of way. But how can you contemplate dating a woman who might top herself at any moment?” 
(pp. 87/33- 88/3)

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“… and now he was going to find out whether it was possible to help someone without sleeping with them. It had to be, surely? Other people had managed, Mother Teresa and Florence Nightingale and so on, although he suspected that when he entered the good-works fray his style would be somewhat different ” 
(p. 88, ll. 15-20)

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“ ‘SHE’S NOT KEEN ON HIM!’ Ali suddenly shouted. ‘SHE’S ONLY KEEN ON ME!’ “  Marcus was beginning to realize that Ali was nuts, and he wasn’t sure what to do about it” 
(p. 198, ll. 6-9)

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“Fiona had given Marcus earlier in the day: a jumper that wouldn’t do him any favours at school (it was baggy and hairy and arty), (…) Marcus showed him this miserable haul with a pride and enthusiasm that almost broke Will’s heart…” 
(p. 161/33 - p. 162/5)

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 (Ingo Weiß)