In a message dated 13/02/02 02:22:37 GMT Standard Time, Murphycopy writes:
> > << Nick Hornby's "About a Boy" is the only book I can think of with Joni > content. >> > > Thanks for this info, Jacky. I guess Nick Hornby must be a Joni fan, since > he also made a reference to her in "High Fidelity." > I'm sure he is a fan. However, the book isn't exactly a good advert for her music! The boy in question is brought up by his single, depressive, Joni loving mother on a diet of Joni music (what could be better, you might think). When he gets to school he is considered to be very uncool and is bullied for his appearance and music taste. The story, without wishing to spoil it for you, is of the boy's journey from being a Joni-lover to a Joni-hater, at which point we know he's going to survive in the world. > I will add this info to my Joni in FIction file, which will eventually be > part of the JMDL site. Very cool! Jacky
