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reemeyer 's review for:
The Music Shop
by Rachel Joyce
This is a sweet and gentle book, just what I would expect from the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye. The Record Shop is in a shabby section of 1980s London, and its owner is determined to hold on to vinyl and not get with the CD times. Frank also has a gift for listening to people and knowing just what song they need to hear, and despite his fear of love or connection, Frank manages to gather a community of people who love him.
The story uses a plot device that’s common in romances that I find irritating (a conversation at a key moment could clear up all misunderstanding and finish the story there, but that moment is missed). But in this book I think it is necessary to the larger story the author is telling. And this really is a book about relationships (and music), not a romance anyway. If you like gentle and slow stories of delightful and quirky characters, you will like this.
The story uses a plot device that’s common in romances that I find irritating (a conversation at a key moment could clear up all misunderstanding and finish the story there, but that moment is missed). But in this book I think it is necessary to the larger story the author is telling. And this really is a book about relationships (and music), not a romance anyway. If you like gentle and slow stories of delightful and quirky characters, you will like this.