Œuvres de Lynn McKenzie
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- Sexe
- female
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A fun romp for anyone who likes classic rock. The number of songs played, discussed, and even mentioned thoroughly impressed me -- I grew up listening to classic rock, but there were plenty of songs I had to look up! The author's love of music shines through in every single chapter, and music fans will enjoy every scene where the band plays.
Anne Thomas is a bored housewife whose love of music has finally, as she passes 40, manifested in playing bass in a local rock cover band. This passion begins to pull her away from her family as she gets more and more deeply involved with the young people in her band, especially enigmatic guitarist Jeff, who inspires her to try her hand at writing original music. As Anne navigates the local Missouri music scene and starts making money playing the music she loves, she realizes the rest of the world is a little more interesting -- and dangerous -- than her preppy white suburban neighborhood.
This book is about a middle-aged Midwestern woman, and that type of person is clearly the audience of the story. For younger people such as myself, there are a few off notes, such as the strange integration of gay marriage and Iraq war commentary. I kept hoping that traditional housewife Anne would have a feminist awakening and realize that her husband was being a huge jerk, that this is the 21st century and if women want to have hobbies outside of cleaning the house and cooking dinner, that is allowed. This doesn't really happen, sadly: she gets a little indignant about her husband's attitude, but there's never quite the epiphany I was hoping for.
Nonetheless, this is a fun and engaging light read through the world of amateur music lovers. Recommended for classic rock fans, especially those who've contemplated joining a band themselves.… (plus d'informations)
Anne Thomas is a bored housewife whose love of music has finally, as she passes 40, manifested in playing bass in a local rock cover band. This passion begins to pull her away from her family as she gets more and more deeply involved with the young people in her band, especially enigmatic guitarist Jeff, who inspires her to try her hand at writing original music. As Anne navigates the local Missouri music scene and starts making money playing the music she loves, she realizes the rest of the world is a little more interesting -- and dangerous -- than her preppy white suburban neighborhood.
This book is about a middle-aged Midwestern woman, and that type of person is clearly the audience of the story. For younger people such as myself, there are a few off notes, such as the strange integration of gay marriage and Iraq war commentary. I kept hoping that traditional housewife Anne would have a feminist awakening and realize that her husband was being a huge jerk, that this is the 21st century and if women want to have hobbies outside of cleaning the house and cooking dinner, that is allowed. This doesn't really happen, sadly: she gets a little indignant about her husband's attitude, but there's never quite the epiphany I was hoping for.
Nonetheless, this is a fun and engaging light read through the world of amateur music lovers. Recommended for classic rock fans, especially those who've contemplated joining a band themselves.… (plus d'informations)
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 4
- Membres
- 5
- Popularité
- #1,360,914
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 4
A fair sequel to the first book. This one has far more reliance on convenient plot devices, and there are some very weird weight issues evident in the book ("fat" teenage boys, thin then "fat" middle-aged women). The Elvis Costello adage "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture" applies, but for fans of classic rock, this is a fun read.… (plus d'informations)