Fever Pitch

VIVA ARSENAL!

Entertaining but couldn't be arsed to finish it...

I'm a Gunners fan too, but this didn't cut it. Generation gap and all.

I don't even like soccer ..err fooball, and I loved this book. Now I just say "How's Arsenal this year?" whenever I meet British dudes in sports pubs. The answer's always the same, "They suck"

Very funny book. If you are a sports fanatic of any sport or country you can relate. Good writing and good read. As an American I may not appreciate the back stories on the rivalry's that exist in English Football ... but I appreciate the sport as a soccer player and coach, and as a huge fan of both soccer and other sports. Very funny! It is of course about real football not that American...more

Very funny book. If you are a sports fanatic of any sport or country you can relate. Good writing and good read. As an American I may not appreciate the back stories on the rivalry's that exist in English Football ... but I appreciate the sport as a soccer player and coach, and as a huge fan of both soccer and other sports. Very funny! It is of course about real football not that American game of Football but the ones American's call soccer. But if you are truly a fanatic of any sport you will appreciate this. Nick Hornby is an excellent writer.   hide

Got bored reading about Football.. or maybe because it was about Arsenal.. One of the few books i never finished reading... I guess I'm comfortable knowing that he was a die-hard Arsenal fan, just didn't get captivated by his escapades.. And did not finish it.. i guess i enjoy watching football, not reading it.. or about it. Nothing to do with the fact that it was about Arsenal and I'm Glory...more

Got bored reading about Football.. or maybe because it was about Arsenal.. One of the few books i never finished reading... I guess I'm comfortable knowing that he was a die-hard Arsenal fan, just didn't get captivated by his escapades.. And did not finish it.. i guess i enjoy watching football, not reading it.. or about it. Nothing to do with the fact that it was about Arsenal and I'm Glory Glory Red Devils all the way..   hide

I read this and fell about laughing. Even though the author is an Arsenal fan and I support Manchester United, I could still relate to so much about this book... the long wait for a league title, the daft superstitions that players and fans have and daft little matchday traditions and rituals... The first time I read this, back in 1994, was the day my sister was going round a university on an...more

I read this and fell about laughing. Even though the author is an Arsenal fan and I support Manchester United, I could still relate to so much about this book... the long wait for a league title, the daft superstitions that players and fans have and daft little matchday traditions and rituals... The first time I read this, back in 1994, was the day my sister was going round a university on an open day and needless to say I was getting some odd looks because I was in absolute hysterics reading Fever Pitch!   hide

This is a classic for true football (soccer) fans. Reading this book i understood everything Nick Hornby was talking about and everything he went through as a fan of the beautiful game.

Didn't enjoy it. Not sure what the hype is about. I should have known that I wouldn't enjoy it. Hated two movies based on it, eventhough one of them had Colin Firth in it. One word: Disappointing.