How to Be Good
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How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| How to Be Good canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be Good Context triple: [Nick Hornby, notableWork, How to Be Good]
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A.
Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
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B.
This Child Will Be Great
"This Child Will Be Great" is the memoir of Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recounting her life, political struggles, and the history of modern Liberia.
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C.
It’s a Good Life
"It’s a Good Life" is a classic 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone about a small town terrorized by a young boy with godlike psychic powers.
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D.
In a Better World
In a Better World is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier that explores themes of revenge, forgiveness, and moral responsibility through intertwined stories in Denmark and an African refugee camp.
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E.
How to Love
"How to Love" is a melodic, introspective hip-hop ballad by Lil Wayne that explores vulnerability, heartbreak, and the struggle to accept love.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: How to Be Good Target entity description: How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
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A.
Teach Your Children
"Teach Your Children" is a folk-rock song by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young known for its gentle harmonies and reflective lyrics about intergenerational understanding and guidance.
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B.
This Child Will Be Great
"This Child Will Be Great" is the memoir of Liberian president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, recounting her life, political struggles, and the history of modern Liberia.
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C.
It’s a Good Life
"It’s a Good Life" is a classic 1961 episode of The Twilight Zone about a small town terrorized by a young boy with godlike psychic powers.
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D.
In a Better World
In a Better World is a 2010 Danish drama film directed by Susanne Bier that explores themes of revenge, forgiveness, and moral responsibility through intertwined stories in Denmark and an African refugee camp.
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E.
How to Love
"How to Love" is a melodic, introspective hip-hop ballad by Lil Wayne that explores vulnerability, heartbreak, and the struggle to accept love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Nick Hornby ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | Katie Carr and her husband David ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
ethical behavior in everyday life
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family dynamics ⓘ hypocrisy in liberal middle-class values ⓘ |
| followedBy | A Long Way Down ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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contemporary fiction ⓘ domestic fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780670888238 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th century and early 21st century British literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
marriage
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midlife crisis ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narratorCharacter | Katie Carr ⓘ |
| precededBy | About a Boy ⓘ |
| protagonist | Katie Carr ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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The Viking Press ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: How to Be Good Description of subject: How to Be Good is a comic novel by British author Nick Hornby that explores morality, marriage, and midlife crisis through the perspective of a disillusioned doctor.
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