Nick Hornby - Slam

This will be a short list with aspects I found positive / interesting:

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  The first talk between Sam and Alicia: The first talk between the teenagers is on the one hand very real and comprehensible, but on the other hand funny, too, because it was not a ordinary talk between two people. I guess the actually talk take place in their thoughts and that's the point that makes it very interesting and attractive because neither of the two really knew what was the other one talking about. Such a kind of conversation can be very difficult because you always have to search for some undertones and insinuations.


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  The time after the first date: I enjoyed reading this phase because at this time everything seemed to be good and you couldn't imagine that it's going to change. It may be true that this phase can go on the reader's nerves because of the repeats (Sam could not live without Alicia and Alicia could not live without Sam and so on) and it may be true that the blinded love of these two persons sometimes was a little bit annoying, but nevertheless I think it was one of the nicest part of the novel. In comparison with Sam's "future-dreams" for example, the time after the first date appears much more easy to understand the feelings just because it's not as confusing as the "dreams".