THE MUSIC SHOP Written By Rachel Joyce
JANUARY 2, 2018; 320 Pages (Doubleday/Random House)Genre: fiction, humour, literary (I received an ARC from the NETGALLEY) RATING: 3.5 STARS
I have heard only good things about Rachel Joyce so I was excited when I was approved to read her newest book, the Music Shop. This novel I set in 1988 and 1989 respectively, and it is a time when vinyl records are no longer what music lovers’ purchase. Frank prefers records, and in his music shop that is all he will sell. His gift is that he can find the perfect album for a person, even if that is not what they wanted when they came in. His shop is among other stores on a dead-end street. It is the “beacon” for the down and trodden and the trouble. One day a German girl, Ilse faints in front of his shop and things change for Frank. He falls for her but she is engaged to someone else.
This was a great book for a rainy afternoon. It is a sweet story where nothing huge happens, but that is what makes it realistic. The story also has Frank’s memories with his mother, who give him a love of music. Okay, I am going to admit I glossed over these chapters. Maybe something big happens and I missed it, lol. While the story between Frank and Ilse is sweet, it is the characters around him and the way he can recommend an album that was the most endearing part of the novel. If you like books like, The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper, The Man Called Ove and The Story of Arthur Truluv you must read this one!
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