Ghost Music

A book with brilliant and multifaceted themes, but an undercooked ending. I was captivated by the book's surreal and atmospheric appeal, and I was sure it would rank high on my list of best reads for 2024.but it had too many loose ends and ultimately didn't lead to a satisfying conclusion.
3.5 stars /5

aughh so sad and so real :sob: wanna stuff my piano newspaper now and light it on fire :3 i hope the main character is ok!!

this weird little book ended up meaning more to me than I ever could have imagined.

this weird little book ended up meaning more to me than I ever could have imagined.

I don't even remember why I added this to my holds list at the library. I think it must have been on some end of year lists I looked at last year.

I enjoyed Ghost Music, especially the sort of eerie tone and how it is always on the edge of being surreal, but I did also find it a bit aimless and I was never quite as swept up into the world as I wanted to be.

Strange and eerie with domesticity added into the mix... the prose has a lulling, quieting quality to it that can transport one to a surreal trance like dream

What can I say about this novel? I was enraptured by it.
Ghost Music is such a wonderful display of grief. I cannot even begin to explain it beyond that.
I believe that if you want to take a look at how grief is so complex and challenging and different for each person, then read this book.
The only reason I am not rating this as 5 Star is because I felt that the novel ended so abruptly. I found myself jabbing my finger at the screen waiting for the next page that never came. It is my own form of grief now.
Thank you An Yu, NetGalley, and Grove Atlantic for the opportunity to read this haunting eARC for my honest review.
Ghost Music by An Yu releases January 10, 2023!