A review by jessdekkerreads
The History of Sound: Stories by Ben Shattuck

5.0

The title story: The History of Sound, is a queer love story about how two men are connected by their love of music and the beauty in storytelling. 

 

“I thought of him in the way you do when you’re young: in the mornings, lying in bed listening to the songbirds, sheets tangled around my legs.” 

 

Can we all agree that the film adaptation of The History of Sound starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor is going to be incredible?! 

 

This collection is composed of interconnected stories, many about solitude and grief, all consuming love, our histories and painful pasts; wrapped up in so many quiet moments, showing us the beauty of nature that surrounds us, and all taking place in New England.