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A review by gregzimmerman
Deep Cuts by Holly Brickley
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Woohoo! It's only the first week in February and I already have a favorite book of the year.
This story -- about collaboration and creativity and inspiration...and love -- is just an absolute delight. I ripped through this book. Music MUSIC music -- so much music!
It's also of such a specific time (the early aughts) that the nostalgia is fierce! Anyone else remember the "Hey Ya!" summer of 2003?
I'm in awe of how astutely Brickley writes about music here -- she is able to completely deconstruct a song and make us understand why it works (or doesn't). Believe me, it's SO DIFFICULT to write intelligently about music. Or maybe it just is for me: "Uh, yeah, I liked it."
If you are a fan of Matthew Norman's Charm City Rocks, or Liz Riggs's Lo Fi, or...and this is a deep cut itself...Arthur Phillips's The Song Is You, you'll love this novel. (Yes, Daisy Jones, too, I suppose -- but the hipster indie characters in this novel would be pissed if I went with the obvious comp.)
This story -- about collaboration and creativity and inspiration...and love -- is just an absolute delight. I ripped through this book. Music MUSIC music -- so much music!
It's also of such a specific time (the early aughts) that the nostalgia is fierce! Anyone else remember the "Hey Ya!" summer of 2003?
I'm in awe of how astutely Brickley writes about music here -- she is able to completely deconstruct a song and make us understand why it works (or doesn't). Believe me, it's SO DIFFICULT to write intelligently about music. Or maybe it just is for me: "Uh, yeah, I liked it."
If you are a fan of Matthew Norman's Charm City Rocks, or Liz Riggs's Lo Fi, or...and this is a deep cut itself...Arthur Phillips's The Song Is You, you'll love this novel. (Yes, Daisy Jones, too, I suppose -- but the hipster indie characters in this novel would be pissed if I went with the obvious comp.)