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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
I loved this book. Great characters and the music! Check out the Spotify playlist at the back of the book to listen along with Frank and Ilse.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
fast-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Once again, Rachel Joyce has written another delight! I loved this cast of characters and the fact that there were several layers to the story. The sense of change over decades felt so real and sadly familiar. And the music! I have several titles I now want to look up.
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
“FOR THE MUSIC YOU NEED!!! EVERYONE WELCOME!! We only sell VINYL! And if you told Frank the kind of music you wanted, or simply how you felt that day, he had the right track in minutes. It was a knack he had. A gift. He knew what people needed even when they didn’t know it themselves.” But physician heal thyself. Frank ignored his own painful past until one day a woman in a green coat fainted in front of his shop. Unlike with most folks, Frank could not figure her out. “He had never heard such silence in a person. Nothing had come from her. Not one note.” This was a lovely story by the author of “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queeny Hennessey. Recommend for everyone who loves music, friendship, love and of course vinyl! -- Amy O.
This is a delightful and entertaining novel. Once again, the author does what she does best. Her prose is simple, yet quite profound in its simplicity which often makes it very moving. She taps into the humanity of ordinary folks and makes her characters extraordinary. If you love music and you remember vinyl records spun from a bygone era, I highly recommend.
bring a music and book critic, I love reading books about music. it’s 1988 and a guy runs a music ship in London. he’s old-school and insists on vinyl only even though CDs are gaining popularity. 🎧🎸💿 i never got into records or had a record player. it was cassettes and then CDs for me. In 1988 I was 18, a freshman in college. 🤷🏻♀️
a fun and light book.
a fun and light book.