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The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
4.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

As most story collections go, this is a bit of a mixed bag, but there are excellent ones sprinkled throughout and the title story and the final one—“Origin Story” are so great they make this a must-read. 

Made better by knowing that the stories are following the “Hook & Chain”/ABBCCDDEEFFA musical  song form as a guide to the stories. The first and last stories create an incredibly moving sort of call and response to one another.