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This is the best book I read all year. A great example of an author's true skill -- a great book is more than just the words that tell a story -- the structure, the story between the words, perspective, voice, all devices used masterfully here.
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Update 5/1/2022 Re-listened to this one for the sequel published recently in which I have on hold at the library. Reading my previous review about the characters not being memorable - I only remembered the book was about the recording industry and vaguely remembered bits and pieces of the book. It was easier to recall the connection between stories. Alas, I love all linked short stories and that format is what I really loved about this book. I am looking forward to reading Candy House in the nex
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A segment of the hard-living, fast-paced music industry is brought to life by its inhabitants. Characters are portrayed peripherally through other eyes and also take center stage. When a character is placed in the spotlight, one is not introduced -- one plunges into their soul to view a series of graphic snapshots -- then click on the hyperlink to zoom in on the next character. The effect is brilliantly and mosaically kaleidoscopic. The writing is very personal, edgy and streetwise. It is splash
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This award winning novel did not "grab" me as it has many others. I enjoyed most of the stories separately, but had a hard time putting them all together without referring back. I did not read it straight through, but slowly, a chapter at a time due to a lack of reading time and this may have been part of the problem. When I started a new chapter I enjoyed it until I had to remember how all the characters interacted. This reminded me of that other award winner "Olive Kitteridge" by Elizabeth Str
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This novel begins in New York with kleptomaniac Sasha and her boss, rising music producer Bennie Salazar, before flashing back, with Bennie, to the glory days of Bay Area punk rock, and eventually forward, with Sasha, to a settled life.
This book was truly a work of art. As a reader, I was told a great story; as a writer, I was reminded that rules can be broken to make something just as beautiful as a novel that upholds the rules to perfection. Absolutely amazing read.
Just ok for me. I think some of my dislike may have been the reader (I listened in the car during my commute).
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