--- product_id: 3696727 title: "A Long Way Down" brand: "nick hornby" price: "NT$735" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/3696727-a-long-way-down store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # A Long Way Down **Brand:** nick hornby **Price:** NT$735 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** A Long Way Down by nick hornby - **How much does it cost?** NT$735 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/3696727-a-long-way-down) ## Best For - nick hornby enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted nick hornby brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A Long Way Down ## Images ![A Long Way Down - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81IA7oz+HGL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amusing, Perceptive Look at Suicide *by J***T on Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2007* This is my first Nick Hornby book, and I was pleasantly surprised. Overall, the book is amusing, sensitive, unique, and perceptive, especially when dealing with its main subject matter: suicide.A Long Way Down is the story of four people who find themselves on the roof of a London building, which is also a popular suicide spot, on New Year's Eve: Martin, Maureen, Jess, and J.J. All have vastly different reasons for being there, ranging from marital problems to teenage angst to career disappointments. The four also have nothing in common apart from their desire to commit suicide. Martin is a 40-something washed-up morning show host, haughty and self-important. Maureen is a quiet mouse of a person, a middle-aged woman with no life whatsoever. Jess is an insolent teenager. J.J. is a 30-year-old American musician working as a pizza delivery boy. Each chapter follows the viewpoint of a different character, and we follow the four characters as they talk themselves down from the roof and possibly out of suicide altogether.Hornby does an excellent job with the narrative. I did not find the shifting viewpoints jarring at all, but instead funny and insightful. He has mastered four vastly different voices, even to the extent that Maureen, in her narrative, does not curse, even when she quotes other characters cursing a blue streak. As I read the book, I really thought that the end would make or break it, since ultimately, you are reading to find out whether the group, or part of it, kills themselves or not. I can't say that it was a perfect ending, but I was content with it and it didn't feel contrived or fake, but instead quite realistic.Despite being about suicide, this is an amusing book - I laughed out loud in many places, and really enjoyed the characters playing off each other. I also loved that Hornby didn't just make this a suicide parody or a plot device. He has interesting insights into the idea of suicide and what someone contemplating it might feel and think. This is a quick read, and I definitely recommend it. I, for one, will probably be picking up Hornby's other books soon. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Non depressing book about suicide *by D***L on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2011* The first thing I will say is that if you mind cussing in a book, do not pick this up. It has a lot of cussing in it. I don't really mind cussing in a book but at times I started to feel as if the author was trying to see how many times he could fit the word F--- in the book. Im not saying it did not fit the characters but it was overused, in my opinion.This book is about four people who go to the top of a building to jump off on new years eve, meet each other and decide to come down after all. I put this book off for awhile because I thought it was going to be one of those way to sappy insperational stories and that isn't what I really wanted to read. Don't get me wrong they have there place but it was not something that I was interested in right now. I can't say what made me take another look at this book and then buy it,but I'm so glad that I did because it was anything but what I thought it would be. A lot of people say this is a really funny book and while some parts made me smile, I did not really laugh out loud at any of it.The characters were really like able and I really enjoyed the different writing style for each of them. Each part of the book is from each persons viewpoint, and goes back and forth.The book made me think, as I've been we're they are before and recently had a loss in my family so I know that depression. A long way down gave me other ways to look at things without being a really serious or depressing book, I really enjoyed it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Masterful Piece of Writing *by A***E on Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2011* For those of you who did not care for the book, perhaps you didn't get it. This was a fantastic book, with sharp witty dialogue and it dealt with a tragic subject. If you've never been there, that is, contemplating suicide, then you probably won't enjoy this book. But it brings me and the characters to many realizations that thinking about killing yourself and actually doing it are two different animals. Sure, after the first read I thought it was just okay. Then I read it again and I liked it more. After the third read, a couple of days ago, I truly began to love this book because I can relate to most of the main characters in some way. I also found some comic genius in there, at least when it comes to writing a novel. Sure, About a Boy is good and so is High Fidelity, as is Juliet, Naked. But A Long Way Down takes risks, and it does things that most authors are afraid to do, which is talk about suicide and it does it in such a smart way that it becomes a book that is actually against suicide in the long run.This book reminds me of something that Chuck Palahniuk would have written, only it is better written than that. Nick Hornby has such a great writing style and such an insight into the four main characters that this book just jumps off the pages at you. It is written like an oral biography, kind of like the book Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey, which I also loved and thought was pretty inventive. What can I say? I love books with dark humor and dark subject matter. While you naysayers may love books about rose petals and gardening, I search for books that are a little more realistic to the times we're living in and benefit deeply from it. Bravo, Nick Hornby, bravo. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/3696727-a-long-way-down](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/3696727-a-long-way-down) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*