Dhia Shabrina Shabrina itibaren Terradillos, Wilayah Salamanca, Sepanyol itibaren Terradillos, Wilayah Salamanca, Sepanyol

It's the best book I've read this year. The book is about a woman whose life is thrown into contrast when Joey Ramone dies, and what happens after that. It takes you into the heart of rock and roll, you can smell the van, hear the bands. Caryn captures beautifully the fan's sense of wonder about the world of rock and roll, and all the details are spot on, whether she's talking about the excitement of seeing The Who or the magic wistful defiance of The Replacements. I don't like reviews that tell you the whole story - all I'll say is if you like music from the Ramones to Sonic Youth to Mudhoney to the Rolling Stones, then read this thoroughly enjoyable story. Like all great music books it made me go and listen to lots of music in the book, some of which I hadn't listened to for a while. In the case of Gram Parsons, the way his music featured in the story gave me a different way of looking at someone whose music I've been listening to for 25 years.

One of the texts in my Literary Responses to Evil class with Dr. Greg Garrett.