Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Reader reviewed by Beth

This book was fantastic! I really enjoyed the realism of the novel.  You could feel the grit of the New York City underground.  The best thing about this book was that it was just plain cool.  The references to Heathers (which is a fantastic movie) and the music make you feel like you want to get to know Nick and Norah.  The two of them are very different, and I loved having the story told from both perspectives.  A note of warning, however.  The language is very strong, and if you are offended by the f word than this book is not for you.  If you don't mind, then pick this book up now and get ready for a wild ride!

Reader reviewed by Ann

This book has been out for awhile but I recently just read it and I honestly was blown away. Before, I thought this book was like any other book about teenage hook ups but when I actually read it, it was so good. I really felt as if I was in the character's heads and at times I wanted to yell at the the characters and tell them what to do. I loved the plot of this book and I really recommend it because I for one could not put it down. 

Reader reviewed by dykehalo

I love this book. It was amazing. I read it in 1 day and really enjoyed it. I loved the back and forth between the two characters showing us both sides to things. This books spans over the time of one day/night of Nick and Norah's life when they meet. The whole idea of this book and they way it's done is brilliant.
It does have quite a bit of profanity in it which i didn't mind but some people do.
Rachel and David have done a fantastic job on this book.

Reader reviewed by the book muncher

Nick loses it when he sees his ex-girlfriend at the punk club, so he asks the girl next to him to pretend to be his girlfriend. Norah wouldnt agree under normal circumstances, but she happens to know the girl who dumped Nick, a girl she doesnt particularly like, so she kisses him in response. What starts as a five-minute relationship turns into the beginning of a strong bond between the two. That night, they explore New York City, the meaning of the connections between people, and fall in love.

Nick & Norahs Infinite Playlist is a beautiful love story blossoming from a shared love of punk music. Both Nick and Norah were interesting and sensitive characters, each with their own relationship problems, each afraid to enter into a new relationship. I thought it was sweet how they fit so well for each other. Each time one left the other, I felt almost anger, because throughout the entire story, I there was a sense that Nick and Norah were meant to be together, and that they couldnt be apart. This is the type of bond I was looking for in Reincarnation by Suzanne Weyn, so I was a little surprised to find it in this novel. But this link made the story so romantic and sweet.

I also really liked the alternate narrations between Nick and Norah, because I got to see their feelings. It was amusing how, for example, Nick thought something and Norah thought the exact opposite of the same situation, but somehow everything turned out fine. I didnt feel that I completely got to know them, because the story took place over the course of only one night and only certain aspects of their characters were explored, but I did like what was shown of them.

I most definitely recommend this novel, but be aware of the excess of profanity used in the writing (I counted exactly 250 appearances of the f-word) and a continuous yearning for sex. However, since the story was so sweet and optimistic, I look forward to reading the next book coauthored by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, Naomi and Elys No Kiss List.

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Reader reviewed by Mary

Nick and Norah have never met until the day at the club where they are drawn together by the strangest of circumstances. Nick was playing at the club when he saw the girl he was in love with. A girl, who have ditched him. So in an effort to make the girl jealous he kisses Norah.

But things don't go as planned when Nick finds himself falling in love....with Norah.


I loved this book. Funny and touching, it's definitely one I'll be rereading.

Reader reviewed by Rin

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist spans a night. A magical night where the reader is transported into the lives of two music loving teenagers who both are attempting to avoid the exact same person. And maybe these two teenagers just might fall in love.

Usually I dislike books that involve romance over...a few hours. However, this novel entranced me. The authors know just how to suck a reader in and not let go.

Nick and Norah both feel real, and true to life. Even the "person that they've been avoiding" isn't actually "bad" and despite the fact that we only know these characters for a few brief hours, you care for them.

You want them to have their happy ending. (Despite the fact that you never want the book to end)

Reader reviewed by bria

this book made me really jelous of the main characters. I have fallen for someone like they describe and it does suck when the other person wants to end it and your not ready to let go. The characters dont relize how lucky they are to have found the one. I also really liked some of the music in the book and how the authors dedicated songs to people in the front of the book. this book is for people who like a classic love story with a easy to relate to theme. The love nick and norah share is what everyone wants and i dont know one person who wouldnt like this story. It's one of the best love stories i have ever read.