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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What was the last book you read that you could picture so clearly in your mind, it was as though you were directing a film version in your head?
Y’all I could SEE this book. This novel is a mood. If it was an indie film that debuted at Cannes, it would win the audience favorite award. Anybody remember the early 00s movie AMELIE? Reading this book felt like watching AMELIE, despite it having almost nothing in common with AMELIE. It is sweet and sweeping and quirky and melancholy and funny and romantic and triumphant.
Also, you know how Pixar’s RATATOUILLE did the seemingly impossible by visually representing what it’s like to taste something? This book does the same thing by putting into words an individual’s response to music.
Basically I loved it. Must-read for anyone who loves music, romance, and offbeat ensemble stories.
Y’all I could SEE this book. This novel is a mood. If it was an indie film that debuted at Cannes, it would win the audience favorite award. Anybody remember the early 00s movie AMELIE? Reading this book felt like watching AMELIE, despite it having almost nothing in common with AMELIE. It is sweet and sweeping and quirky and melancholy and funny and romantic and triumphant.
Also, you know how Pixar’s RATATOUILLE did the seemingly impossible by visually representing what it’s like to taste something? This book does the same thing by putting into words an individual’s response to music.
Basically I loved it. Must-read for anyone who loves music, romance, and offbeat ensemble stories.
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
This is a sweet little book about an unlikely community coming together and forming some beautiful relationships, despite all the ways each character has been hurt in the past. I was fascinated by the unusual way Frank describes music, it is undoubtedly the best part. The characters are well developed and endearing, and there were even parts that made me laugh out loud too. Without revealing too much, I have to say that the three stars instead of four came about because there is just too much time that passes between the climax and the conclusion. I understand why because of the events that unfold, but I just felt like there was too much wasted life in that time. Anyway, if you want a light, funny, easy book that makes you think about love, music, and relationship, this is it.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book just wasn’t resonating with me, not necessarily boring. Might come back to it in the future.
A quirky book for people who love music! Made me feel like I was on a trip to England. Can’t wait to listen to the Spotify Playlist! I want to work at The Music Shop!
Cute story about a man who r fused to sell anything other than vinyl records. He resisted the lure of CDs etc despite the fact that the street his ship was in was going downhill. He and others didn’t succumb to a property developer wanting to buy their properties. One day a young woman comes to the shop and he falls in love with her, but can’t tell her. Eventually his life falls apart and more than twenty years later the woman looks for him and finds him and they end up together, easy read
I devoured this book! I had chosen this book for my book discussion group that meets at the bar before having read the book but the description sounded very interesting. I, myself, am a huge vinyl lover. I started my vinyl collection around 2014 and I've amassed over 100 titles so far. I also studied music in school so I was already familiar with a lot of music mentioned in the book. I was hooked from the start! Yes, the music spoke to me but Joyce's characters were developed right from the beginning of the book. I felt connected to each character, similarly to how I felt reading [b:A Man Called Ove|18774964|A Man Called Ove|Fredrik Backman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1405259930s/18774964.jpg|21619954] and other [a:Fredrik Backman|6485178|Fredrik Backman|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1493098924p2/6485178.jpg] books. This book is hilarious, causing me to laugh out loud several times. I also felt a wide spectrum of emotions in other sections of the book, happy and sad tears being among them. I've already recommended this book to several of my friends who I know love vinyl and music, or are fans of "Ove" and that world. If you love quirky characters and a fun story about the power of music, please do yourself a favor and read this book!! The chapters are nice and short and I promise you won't want to set it down. I would definitely add this book to my list of recent favorites (and I'm very particular about which books I put in this category).
A sweet love story between two solitary characters mostly set in 1988, but also a deep love letter to all forms of music.