The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto

Insanely good. Mitch Albom's writing technique/style is just so captivating and he has managed to give so much life to his characters. This is easily one of his masterpieces. I can't describe how vulnerable I felt after reading The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto. It was as if he was a real person.

Everyone joins a band in life. 3.75 stars .

For the first ~150 pages it was a 4.5 stars for me. The plot was so perfectly laid out and interwoven. It was clear that the author did not write a single word until the outline of his story was complete and no guess work was done. The only issue I had was the cheesy narration which is fine, I can easily get over.

But this book was long and the more it dragged out, the more flimsy the plotline was and the more it relied on weird coincidences and random people doing things for the main character who basically floated through life.

The romantic trope was yuck in a lot of places, too.

Wowowow. Such a heartfelt and gorgeous book. I've read a few Albom books before and this one is definitely my favorite. All his characters have so much depth and are truly beautiful subjects. This book brought together so many eras of music history into one concise, incredible story. I highly recommend and I will definitely be reading this again soon.