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Nashville Chrome (2010)

by Rick Bass(Favorite Author)

3.16 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0547317263 (ISBN13: 9780547317267)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

review 1: Based loosely on the lives of the Brown family country singers - it's a very depressing look at the lives of this family as they grow up with a very special gift under very tough family circumstances. Three siblings that could sing in perfect harmony, who were well known in the country music area, but never quite made it to the "big time" - always just a step behind those who have become country legends.You'll recognize a number of famous country musicians - how they came in and out of the family's lives, the hard life of growing up with alchoholism, what happens after fame and basically acceptance of who you are.The author is good when he is telling a story, but he tends to philosophize a lot in a very descriptive way - the overall story is interesting, but the reason I ... moregave it two stars is not just the wordiness, but it left me feeling very sad for the family. Of course not every book has a happy ending, but this made the main character seem pathetic and she has so much to be proud of in her life (but maybe I was just reading it with the wrong attitude).
review 2: This book was very confusing. I thought it was about a fictional music group from the 50's. After reading the reviews, apparently this was a real group. I wish that I had known that from the start. I felt like the author took liberties with the details about Elvis and other stars. I also found it boring that the story just didn't seem to go anywhere. My parents were from the south, so I could appreciate his descriptions of the mountains, streams, etc. and the food that Birdie cooks. I just could never get that interested in the characters. I'm going to look up The Browns on YouTube as suggested by others on this site. I'm sure it will be more interesting than this novel. less

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