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''[[High Fidelity]]'' is a 1995 British novel by Nick Hornby (also known for ''[[About a Boy]]''). It was adapted into a [[Film of the Book|2000 film]] directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. It also served as the basis for a 2006 Broadway musical of the same name.
All incarnations follow Rob Fleming (Gordon in the film), a London (Chicago in the film) record store owner in his 30s whose girlfriend, Laura, has just left him. At the record shop, Championship Vinyl, Rob and his employees Dick and Barry spend their free moments discussing mix-tape aesthetics and constructing "top-five" lists of anything that demonstrates their knowledge of music, movies and pop culture.
Rob, recalling his five most memorable breakups, sets about getting in touch with the former girlfriends. Eventually, Rob's re-examination of his failed relationships and the death of Laura's father bring the two of them back together just as Rob revives his disc jockey career. Realizing that his fear of commitment being a result of his fear of death of those around him, and his tendency to act on emotion are responsible for his continuing desires to pursue new women, Rob makes a symbolic commitment to Laura.
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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The Kinky Wizards were not in the book (though Rob at one point muses upon the idea of starting a label).
* [[Adaptation Name Change]]: Marie LaSalle in the novel becomes Marie ''de''Salle in the film, probably for euphony more than anything else.
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