A Moment with Matt Dunn

Published January 9, 2014 | By Laura

Penguin (re-issue edition,) January 2014

Matt Dunn is the author of seven novels which includes A Day at The Office and Best Man

Today, Matt talks about the book that has made the most impact on him.

I owe my entire writing career to High Fidelity. While I’d known I wanted to be a writer since my teens, it wasn’t until I read this brilliant book that I knew that was what I wanted to write. Of course, actually writing that would have been pointless (mainly because Nick Hornby had already written it), but I reasoned that surely something like it wouldn’t be a bad thing to aim for, so I sat down at my desk and gave it a go. Eight novels later, I’m still trying to match his breathtakingly spare prose, skilfully-crafted set-pieces, wonderfully-drawn characters, and – most importantly – laugh-out-loud humour. It’s not a long book – perhaps the author was mindful of the old showbiz maxim of ‘always leave them wanting more’ – but as far as I’m concerned, it’s as close to perfection in a novel as you can get.

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Laura

I'm Laura. I started Novel Kicks back in 2009 as I wanted a place to discuss books and writing - two loves of my life. As someone who has anxiety, these two things give me, and I am sure countless others, a much needed escape.
There is a monthly book club, writing exercises, prompts, reviews, author interviews, competitions and guest posts. I cover many genres and I hope there is something for everyone.
I grew up by the sea in Dorset and currently live in Poole with my husband, Chris and three cats. I love writing and have a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing from Falmouth University. I am writing my first book. If only I could stop pressing delete. Chris has threatened to stop it from working. Haha.
I have always loved creative writing since I was in first school and would very much like to meet my teacher, Miss Sayers, to say thank you for all the encouragement she gave me then.
When not writing, I love reading, cats, Disney, singing (I can't sing but this doesn't stop me,) and falling into a good TV show or film. If I could step into any fictional world, it would be amongst the characters in ABC's Once Upon a Time.
I love reading many genres and discovering new authors.

A Moment with Matt Dunn

Matt Dunn is the author of seven novels which includes A Day at The Office and Best Man

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