High Fidelity

This book starts off with the main character's "desert island, all-time, top five most memorable split-ups, in chronological order." Rob Fleming, the protagonist, discusses and goes into detail for each relationship he's had from his childhood to his adult life. This book can basically be captured as describing his love life and how they've failed in his arms. In the chapter I'm at now, he's in his 30's and he own's a record store in London. The author creates Rob as a character who is depressed, self-conscious, and overall a human being who lacks confidence as the next. Because of how his mood is after a breakup, he either closes himself up away from everyone or he unleashes his sadness or anger towards others. I am enjoying this book so far as the author writes it in a way in which we can relate to the text or the main character. We've all been depressed when you have the experience of going through a breakup. We all have different ways in how to cope with our feelings. Rob has a difficult time in coping with his feelings, he contemplates his self worth, and is a character in which you can relate to emotionally or mentally.