Books That Rock!
It's not an easy thing to transfer the unique power of music into words on a page, but we think these six books do a pretty great job...
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High Fidelity - Nick Hornby |
The Ossians - Doug Johnstone |
Espedair Street - Iain Banks |
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Rob, record shop owner and music junky, reflects on the girlfriends of his past whilst trying to make sense of his latest break-up. Nick Hornby lives and breathes music, and he communicates that passion in every line of this brilliant novel. |
Connor is the lead singer of The Ossians, a band on the brink of signing an album deal, but not before a tour of Scotland. Expect sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll, a seagull massacre, a radioactive beach, a stalker, beatings and shootings. |
The fictional story of Dan Weir, bass player in Frozen Gold. Do money and fame really bring happiness? |
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King Dork - Frank Portman |
Happy - Keith Gray |
Chronicles - Bob Dylan |
| Tom is trying to negotiate the perils and pitfals of his sophomore year in high school and the death of his father whilst attempting to start a band with best mate Sam. Think Catcher in the Rye with guitars, amps and crude band names! |
Will and Danny want to be rock-stars and think that in starting the band Happy, they're on their way. But trials and tribulations follow as Will struggles when the going gets tough, driving his girlfriend into the arms of Danny. Is a dream worth this much trouble? |
Take a trip into the mind of a genuine real-life rock legend with Bob Dylan's first instalment of his memoirs. Chronicles is fascinating, infuriating and utterly unique, and it won't fail to make you think - just like Dylan's amazing music! |
