Genre: Short
Story Anthology
Description:
In these pages are eleven short stories from nine independent authors.
These stories cover a wide range of genres—from romance to dystopia—but they
all share a single theme: the power of music.
Titles include:
Gone Too
Soon by Christopher T. Grace
The Heart
Never Forgets by Ann Cathey
Solo by David
Antrobus
Heavy
Metal Lovesong by Pam Bainbridge-Cowan
Save Me by Erin
McGowan
Playlist by James
Clark
Music
Heals All Hearts by Laurie Sorensen
Punk Rock
101 by JD Mader
and three Jukebox Heroes
Vignettes by LB Clark
100% of profits from the sale of this short story collection will be
donated to the MusiCares Foundation—a non-profit organization that helps
musicians in times of need.
Author:
See author list in description.
Appraisal:
Anyone who has read many of my reviews knows I’m a sucker for stories
that have a tie-in to music. Stories that share the common thread of the “power
of music” to lift our mood, inspire, entertain, and even change our lives are a
perfect fit. I’d use the cliché that they’re preaching to the choir in my case,
if only I could sing. The fact that the profit from sales of this book go to an
organization that has provided a safety net for musicians who have experienced
financial setbacks such as crushing medical bills is just an added benefit.
Short story anthologies sometimes suffer from unevenness. That wasn’t
what I found here. Although you might have favorites based on genre preference
and taste, there isn’t a single clunker in this collection. I tried to pick a
favorite and, if forced, would choose the lead story, Gone Too Soon, by Christopher T. Grace. But every story was a
contender.
FYI:
A small amount of adult language.
Added for
Reprise Review: Music Speaks was a nominee in the Short Story
Collections and Anthologies category for B&P 2013 Readers' Choice Awards.
Original review ran August 13, 2012
Format/Typo
Issues:
No significant issues
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
Approximate
word count: 35-40,000 words
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