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A review by laurieb755
The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
3.0
I have read two of Rachel Joyce's earlier works, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy, and this current book tugs at the heart strings in all the same fashion and with similar strength.
Again, as with The Unlikely Pilgrimage…, this is not a book to read before bedtime, although I went against that suggestion this evening in my determination to finally finish the tale. This was a difficult story to read – it frustrated me, made me feel glum yet also inspired. I finally determined to sit down and read through to the end or else the book might remain indefinitely on the side table till it was way overdue at the Library. Semi-spoiler: the story is well worth finishing.
Rachel Joyce is adept at getting to the deep emotions and uncertainties of being human and having to deal with those emotions. Should I ever read another of her books, I will make a point of doing so in the summer and NOT in the winter!
Again, as with The Unlikely Pilgrimage…, this is not a book to read before bedtime, although I went against that suggestion this evening in my determination to finally finish the tale. This was a difficult story to read – it frustrated me, made me feel glum yet also inspired. I finally determined to sit down and read through to the end or else the book might remain indefinitely on the side table till it was way overdue at the Library. Semi-spoiler: the story is well worth finishing.
Rachel Joyce is adept at getting to the deep emotions and uncertainties of being human and having to deal with those emotions. Should I ever read another of her books, I will make a point of doing so in the summer and NOT in the winter!