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A review by librandian
My Favorite Band Does Not Exist by Robert T. Jeschonek
5.0
Idea does not like his life. In order to escape from the horrors of his day to day life, he does two things. First, he created a band called Youforia. He created bios for each of the band members, including rough sketches. He formatted entire albums, offering free downloadable song samples that led to broken links. Eventually the underground band that never performs became an Internet phenomenon. The discussion boards dedicated to the band erupt with comments from fans claiming that they heard a secret track off one of Youforia’s unreleased albums. Idea’s imaginary world helped distract him from his problems for a little while, but ultimately that wasn’t enough. Specifically because Idea believed that he was a character in a book and that he was going to die in chapter 64. Idea needed to leave home in hopes that his story might take a distract change for the better. While running from his family, Idea meets up with an odd girl named Eunice who helps him.
Reacher is the lead singer of a secret underground band named Youforia. Reacher’s uncontrollable stage fright has kept the group from performing. Somehow, unknown to everyone in the band, all of their private information has been leaked onto the Internet, including the titles of songs that Reacher hasn’t even shared with the group yet. Reacher is currently working on a rock opera about a guy who believes that he is a character in a book, complete with a song called ‘Chapter 64.’ The information about the band via the Internet has caused a major surge in Youforia’s popular, including a reward for any members of the band. Reacher’s girlfriend, Eurydice, is the only hope he has at escaping the mayhem.
The two characters have some connection that Jeschonek keeps from the reader throughout the novel. The only similarities are a relationship with a girl that is a mirror image from the girl in the other story and a fantasy novel called “Fireskull’s Revenant.” Both Reacher and Idea are simultaneously reading the novel, which is included as chapters in the original story as well. The concept may seem a bit out there, but that is its appeal. It is a clash of stories in which connections made by the reader help the story along. Don’t be afraid to be confused or awestruck, this novel is worth every minute it takes to finish it.
Reacher is the lead singer of a secret underground band named Youforia. Reacher’s uncontrollable stage fright has kept the group from performing. Somehow, unknown to everyone in the band, all of their private information has been leaked onto the Internet, including the titles of songs that Reacher hasn’t even shared with the group yet. Reacher is currently working on a rock opera about a guy who believes that he is a character in a book, complete with a song called ‘Chapter 64.’ The information about the band via the Internet has caused a major surge in Youforia’s popular, including a reward for any members of the band. Reacher’s girlfriend, Eurydice, is the only hope he has at escaping the mayhem.
The two characters have some connection that Jeschonek keeps from the reader throughout the novel. The only similarities are a relationship with a girl that is a mirror image from the girl in the other story and a fantasy novel called “Fireskull’s Revenant.” Both Reacher and Idea are simultaneously reading the novel, which is included as chapters in the original story as well. The concept may seem a bit out there, but that is its appeal. It is a clash of stories in which connections made by the reader help the story along. Don’t be afraid to be confused or awestruck, this novel is worth every minute it takes to finish it.