Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) - reviewed on 11/19/2019 + 652 more book reviews

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I had to read this to see if it was worthy of all the hype ... and it is. The talent of Taylor Jenkins Reid to create the entire world of this novel is amazing; it's so detailed, extensive, and realistic, it's easy to forget it's completely fictional.

I can't imagine experiencing this novel any way other than via audiobook. It was fairly simple to track the large cast of characters due to the distinctive voices of each narrator, and I'm sure I would have gotten hopelessly confused, or bored, if I had read a print copy of the book.

It seems musicians' lives are prominent in pop culture right now, as evidenced by movies about Freddie Mercury, Linda Ronstadt, Elton John, Miles Davis, and many others, and this book fits well into this trend. I'm so eager to see where Ms. Reid will take her readers next as I'll be along for the ride.

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