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A review by kristinsh
The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce
5.0
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.