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A review by okiecozyreader
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I have really been looking forward to reading this and I loved it! I started it on audio and it was ok, but I ended up getting a physical copy with Jordy’s Bookclub and I really enjoyed listening to the songs while I read the book. I think it made a big difference in my enjoyment of it. I didn’t know most of them, but I had fun searching for them (I know there is a playlist on Spotify but I don’t pay for it, and I wanted a specific song while I was reading. Playlist here though: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6ZN7YF1Kn24S2kaEGF5JOz?) I love music and this is my taste of music - I love a singer songwriter. I may have bought a few songs while I listened.
Percy and Joe have the best conversation about music - what is the perfect track / a perfect recording vs a perfect song. Joe is writing music and Percy edits his lyrics but he tells her that he only wants her as a writing partner. Her roommate Zoe is a lesbian who has been with Joe for family reasons, but is such an incredible friend to Percy. Not a love triangle, but more of a circle of friends who try to navigate life in their twenties.
I guess I can see the comparisons to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (friendship over music instead of video games) or Daisy Jones. The author mentions that she always wanted to write a book about music and references High Fidelity. I feel like I want to send a copy to my friends I discuss music with.
“Their songs simply can't qualify as deep cuts because of their popularity among a certain subset of collegiate, … I personally like to pretend the phrase "deep cut" has a totally different meaning, one that has nothing to do with anyone else's opinion. How deep does it cut? How close to the bone? How long do you feel it?” P27
“But maybe Joe saw me clearly, the way some people can look at an abstract painting and instantly discern the figure.” P 47
“That's why the song was so short, I decided —because connection, like memories, came in the briefest of flashes.” P62
“Because "Our House" isn't about Joni Mitchell.
And "A Case of You" isn't about Leonard Cohen, and
"Chelsea Hotel #2" isn't really about Janis Joplin ei-ther. We are all just writing about ourselves.”p118
“She wants to be the only one. She wants him as her deep cut, a B-side unearthed from a rarities bin, proof of her own specialness because she's the one who discovered it, because she doesn't know how to sing her own damn song.” P236
Percy and Joe have the best conversation about music - what is the perfect track / a perfect recording vs a perfect song. Joe is writing music and Percy edits his lyrics but he tells her that he only wants her as a writing partner. Her roommate Zoe is a lesbian who has been with Joe for family reasons, but is such an incredible friend to Percy. Not a love triangle, but more of a circle of friends who try to navigate life in their twenties.
I guess I can see the comparisons to Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow (friendship over music instead of video games) or Daisy Jones. The author mentions that she always wanted to write a book about music and references High Fidelity. I feel like I want to send a copy to my friends I discuss music with.
“Their songs simply can't qualify as deep cuts because of their popularity among a certain subset of collegiate, … I personally like to pretend the phrase "deep cut" has a totally different meaning, one that has nothing to do with anyone else's opinion. How deep does it cut? How close to the bone? How long do you feel it?” P27
“But maybe Joe saw me clearly, the way some people can look at an abstract painting and instantly discern the figure.” P 47
“That's why the song was so short, I decided —because connection, like memories, came in the briefest of flashes.” P62
“Because "Our House" isn't about Joni Mitchell.
And "A Case of You" isn't about Leonard Cohen, and
"Chelsea Hotel #2" isn't really about Janis Joplin ei-ther. We are all just writing about ourselves.”p118
“She wants to be the only one. She wants him as her deep cut, a B-side unearthed from a rarities bin, proof of her own specialness because she's the one who discovered it, because she doesn't know how to sing her own damn song.” P236
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Cancer