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The Music Shop
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
Frank has a gift for finding his customers the music they need to hear. When he meets Ilsa Brauchmann, a mysterious and beautiful woman with no ear for music, and engaged to another man, he falls in love. She is way above him, she will never be his, but he will take her on a journey through music. Twelve years later Ilsa returns to find Frank. The shop has gone; no one knows where he is; perhaps hes dead. All that remains is a series of clues, each one related to music. Ilsa resolves to follow them and bring Frank back to life with music, just as he once did for her.
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MeganAnn
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Mehso-so

A #roll100 pick for February which I finished yesterday.

There are some interesting pieces in this story, but not enough to give it a pick. I enjoyed the music shop, the idea of Frank being able to choose the record his customer needs rather than what they asked for. Set mostly in the late 1980s, it never really felt like it outside of the commentary on vinyl records being replaced by cassettes and CDs. I liked Frank‘s friends as well. ⬇️

MeganAnn However the female love interest, Ilse, felt very flat as a character for me. I understand she is supposed to be mysterious and we only get Frank‘s perspective for most of the book. We learn more about her closer to the end, but it was sort of too late at that point to create enough tension or to understand why she made the choices she did. I kept reading wanting to find out what would happen, but was never completely invested in the story. 10h
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OriginalCyn620
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Pickpick

Really cute and uplifting!

#bookspinbingo - free space
#tbrtarot - book set in the 1980s
#readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Great! 6mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6mo
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TheSpineView
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Eggs My choice too 🩵 14mo
TheSpineView @Eggs Great minds 👍 14mo
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Eggs
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Crazeedi Great book 14mo
BkClubCare Rachel Joyce is a favorite 14mo
Eggs @Crazeedi absolutely 💯 14mo
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Eggs @BkClubCare Agree 💯 14mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 😍 🎶 14mo
Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🎼🧡 14mo
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xicanti
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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I‘m about 60 pages into THE MUSIC SHOP and I‘m sad to say it feels like a book I could drift away from. Hopefully it‘ll click for me soon.

If it doesn‘t, at least it reminded me I should have more Aretha Franklin in my life. Via Hoopla, not on vinyl, but the world ain‘t perfect.

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cwarnier
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Sell off #8

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Mehso-so

The premise > the reality
But
I didn't hate it

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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"There was once a music shop."

#FirstLineFridays

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Started this this morning, and I'm loving it! It's giving The Little Paris Bookshop vibes but with music

erank58 One of my favorites 💜 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @erank58 I can tell it's going to be one of mine too!! 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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I recycled a pic for today! I love music 🎶 but didn‘t love this book 🤷🏻‍♀️ did you read it? Did you love it? 🎶

#MarchMusic
#InvolvesMusuc

vivastory I was thinking of reading it. I recently added it to my TBR 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @vivastory some people love it! If I still had my copy I would give it to you! 2y
Kangaj1 I really liked this one! 2y
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vivastory @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks so much for the kind offer! I think my library might have a copy. 2y
Eggs I loved this book and basically like Rachel Joyce books! 2y
bthegood I loved this book - it was one of my favorite reads last year 🙂 2y
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CoffeeNBooks
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Pickpick

I loved this story about Frank and his love for music, but only in vinyl form, and Ilse who befriends him and finds new meaning in her life.

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CoffeeNBooks
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Saturday morning #coffeeandabook ☕️📚🎶

Bookworm04 I enjoyed music shop nice cosy read. 2y
5feet.of.fury Oooh love the pic! Prince, Freddie and Lloyd Dobbler! Icons 2y
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Eggs
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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I loved this story about music and love 🎶 💕 🎼 - Ilse and Frank

#MusicRelated #BookMoods @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#GirlBoy #BigJuneReadathon @Clwojick

jlhammar I loved this one too! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This book traumatized me 😂😂 3y
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terryduncan5719
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
Pickpick

This was a thoroughly enjoyable book. Quirky characters, sad stories, but ultimately a happy ending. Great musical description! That was the real draw of this book. It was easy to read and be in the story.

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cwarnier
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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My evening reading stack!
I got my #lmpbc round 13book back in the mail a couple days ago. Thanks.
@Kangaj1 @BookishBelle @babyruth2510

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BookishBelle
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Pickpick

I didn‘t have another pic of this book and I have already packaged it to mail to @babyruth2510 for #LMPBC. Sorry it‘s a little late. So I thought I would post a pic of my cat instead. #CatsOfLitsy Anyway, the book was good, a soft pick for me. It had a lot of heart and was a quick read.

Lreads 😻 Always love to see all the kitties on Litsy! 3y
DogMomIrene What a cutie😻 3y
JudeCC 😻 😻 😻 3y
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BookishBelle
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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My Dad passed away last week. I spent the past week in California clearing out his place with my sister. Today I am grateful to be home eating breakfast in my jammies. I didn‘t get to this #LMPBC book as soon as planned but I‘m going to get it read and in the mail asap. Today seems like a good day to sit on the couch and read.

wanderinglynn I‘m so sorry for your loss. 🤍 3y
TheSpineView So sorry! 😢 3y
Kristin_Reads I‘m very sorry for your loss. 3y
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Redy2trvl I‘m so sorry for your loss. 3y
Bookwormjillk I‘m so sorry. Take care. 3y
Laughterhp Sorry for your loss 💚 3y
youneverarrived So sorry 😞♥️ 3y
Chrissyreadit I‘m sorry. 3y
Susanita I‘m so sorry. 😢 3y
Kangaj1 I am so sorry. I hope you enjoy the book today! 3y
Chelsea.Poole So sorry for your loss. 😔 3y
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Kangaj1
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Pickpick

#lmpbc13 #groupb @cwarnier
I just finished this book and wept. It was a perfect read for me, and I am off to find the playlist for it. So glad to find it in this group - I had had not heard of it!

Suet624 I haven‘t read this one but have read her others which are great. 3y
Andrew65 I really enjoyed this one. 3y
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Bookworm04
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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What a great book i think i buy the paper back

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Andrew65
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cwarnier
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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#lmpbc
@babyruth2510 @BookishBelle
Mailing off tomorrow. @Kangaj1
Hope you all enjoy.

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cwarnier
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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cwarnier
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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#LMPBC #groupB
@kangaji1 @bookishbelle @babyruth2510
Ok ladies, I think this should be our line up for the next 4 months, and I am excited.

BookishBelle Looks good! I‘m excited too! 3y
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cwarnier
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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#lmpbc group B
Here are some of my TBT list top pick reads. Do any strike your fancy?
@babyruth2510 @Kangaj1 @BookishBelle

Kangaj1 I have read On the Come Up but open to any of the others! 3y
babyruth2510 Haven‘t read any of them. They all look good 👍 3y
BookishBelle I‘m most interested in The Music Shop but they all look good. 👍🏻 3y
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cwarnier I will go with The Music Shop!
I will do a graphic sometime for us, after we have all picked our books out.
What color do you all want to use to write in? I love using purple.
@babyruth2510 @Kangaj1 @BookishBelle
3y
babyruth2510 I usually just write in a black pen. I tend to lose colored pens so fast😄 3y
BookishBelle Yay for The Music Shop! I have lots of colored pens and just choose one that hasn‘t been used in that book yet. I can avoid purple this time. I prefer aqua but I don‘t mind choosing another color. 3y
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webhau1
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
Pickpick

This took me a little bit to get into, but I did enjoy it. There is a Spotify playlist that goes along with it and I found it a nice touch to have that playing in the background as I read the book.

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MelKelsey
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Pickpick

I love Rachel Joyce's whimsical and witty writing! The Music Shop is a great book for music and rom-com lovers. Frank owns a vinyl record shop and has a...magical?...ability to determine the music his customers need. Interspersed throughout the novel are memories from his childhood in which his mom teaches him about music. Frank is the only dimensional character. It's a feel-good, healing vibes book. 4.5 stars

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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#Musical

“Music comes out of silence and at the end it goes back to it. It's a journey. You see?”

🎼🎹🎤🎸🎻
#MayCharacters

Eggs 👏🏻👏🏻 Loved this book❣️ Great photo-I used to listen to those “78s” as a child 🎶🎼 4y
tracey38 Great photo. Perfect for the book. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs thank you!! Me too in the 80‘s!! I remember saving my money to buy Madonna and Cyndi Lauper! 🎼🎤🎹 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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I didn‘t love this book, but there were a few #lovesong (s) 🎹🎼🎤

#LovePrevails

Andrew65 This is one I quite enjoyed but a bit of a cheesy ending. 4y
wanderinglynn I loved all the music discussed. ❤️🎶 4y
TheBookHippie 🤦🏽‍♀️no. Just no. 🤣 4y
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Leftcoastzen Love the vintage records! 4y
Eggs Great choice-I really liked it 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheBookHippie it‘s a good picture though 🤷‍♀️ 4y
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lynneamch
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Owner of a vinyl-only #music shop, Frank has a #magical ability to intuit just the right record for each customer, except for the mysterious Ilse Brauchmann. Frank recalls his quirky mother's lessons as he tries to help Ilse and hang on to his failing business amid his changing neighborhood and his own emotional struggles. Loved this ultimately uplifting tale of the healing power of music. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TheKidUpstairs #InspiredNewYear

theshrinkette I really really enjoyed this book so much 😭 4y
TheKidUpstairs Great review! 4y
Suet624 I REALLY have to read this. I love all of her other books so much. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love music 🎶 4y
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CindiB
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I loved this. Heart-warming, quirky, it speaks to the power of kindness, and community. Well-written, and interesting, this was a feast and I loved every page. 5/5

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Writeme
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Pickpick

This book made me remember why I love The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Joyce is such a great writer. I love when a character‘s compassion is their superpower. This was such a feel-good story, and yet the writing is so powerful.

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TheEllieMo
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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One that‘s been on my TBR pile for far too long

#MusicToMyEars #SeptemberSenses @Eggs

Eggs Oh I forgot about this one! Such a great book 🎶👏🏻🎶 4y
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Rafaha
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce

Music comes out of silence and at the end it goes back to it...

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GatheringBooks
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Andrew65
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Slight play on the #SongofLove theme with a love story centred around a music shop. Very cheesy ending but secretly loved it!
#FlyHighJuly

Eggs Great choice! Great book 👏🏻📚🤗 5y
aperfectmjk I loved this one! 5y
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Sargar114
The Music Shop | Rachel Joyce
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Pickpick

What a quirky, fun, and fulfilling story. It doesn‘t quite go in the direction you‘d think or really take the route yours expect, but gets you to where you need to go, much like our hero Frank. I quite enjoyed it more than I expected. With all these characters I could definitely see this turned into a movie with a fantastic sound track!

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Sargar114
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Love a good quote about love! ❤️
Thoroughly enjoying this book more than I expected. A little sad I waited so long to pick it up.