Status Updates From The Magic Strings of Franki...

Had to postpone reading. Had a medical emergency and it wants due back to the library

Hitting me right in the feels I tell you. HOOKED.

Ehh. Just ok.

Carmencita gives birth to Frankie Presto right as the raiders come in. How come they stop before they can harm Carmencita and Frankie? How do they survive the raid? (Ask)

Music (the narrator, who is literally music itself), describes the birth of Frankie Presto. He sets the scene in Villareal, Spain in 1936 during a civil war. Here is a picture of that city today: http://tips4travel.org/wp-content/upl...

Right off the bat, Albom introduces the story from a unique point of view. I can't tell yet what this "point of view" is, but I can assume it is a figurative "being" rather than a person. This being explains how he (or she) is not death, and should not be feared. He is also not God, but he seems to be all-knowing. This mystery draws me in. (Writer's Strategies).

This is a very good book. I'm enjoying the characters and the story.

This book is getting long. Trying to power through.

Great!

"The greatest thing, you'll ever learn
Is just to love, and be loved in return."
-The Maestro to Frankie

A MUST READ! I'll be up all night to finish it I'm sure!

So good! I want to sit all day and read this but I don't want it to be over so fast.

I am addicted!

I am addicted!

Really enjoying this story by Mitch Albom. Maestro talking about music: "The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter."

So-so. Very slow so far...

A book narrated by music, very interesting. Loving it so far

If you know music or just love it, then you have to read this book! So far, so good!

Starting today...

I knew I would love this book by page 4. Mitch Albom writes "All humans are musical. Why else would the Lord give you a beating heart?"

Jan 24th 2016.

"You're never in love the way you are wheb you're eighteen, on a beach, at night, with your shoes off"

This is life. Things get taken away. You will learn to start over many times--or you will be useless....

Loving it!

"There are songs that you play that you have to restart, songs that you play that you never get right. But when a song is complete, there is no more you can do"

Just started reading this book today. Already a favorite. Loving it!

Really good so far - I knew it would be. I saw an interview with the author - that's how I heard about the book.

End of part 1....Damn you Mitch Albom!!

Part 1 done in one sitting. Cant put this book down! Anyone who enjoy albom's writing will love this book!

I love Mitch Albom's unique style of writing and this book is not failing to deliver that. The story is told with "music" being the narrator. I wasn't certain how I would like it at first since I am not a musician and don't really understand many of the musical terms being used. I love it.