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Twenty-two very hit or miss stories grouped around the theme of rock and roll. The first five, grouped under the "Glory Days" theme of "evoking the past" are all pretty sound and worth reading, as are the four stories about the relationship between musicians and fans/lovers in the "Keepin' the Faith" section. The four stories in the "You've Really Got a Hold On Me" are grouped around the idea of intertwining music and love/lust, but this is a rather loose connection and doesn't quite work. The T.C. Boyle story here is a total throwaway, but Lewis Shiner's "Sticks" and Linda Sexton's "Shine" are both excellent. The four stories of "Welcome to the Jungle" make for the weakest section, as the editors were apparently looking for "wild" writing. I would skip them all except Roberta Smoodin's "Ursus Major" (about a bear in a band). The editors write that the "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" section "applauds the durability of the music"--I'm not sure what that means. The five stories here are all very strong, especially Geoffrey Becker's "Bluestown" and Kevin Downs' "Like A Lead Balloon" which is probably my favorite in the anthology.


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It Only Rock and Roll An Anthology of Rock and Roll Short Stories Janice Eidus John Kastan 9781567920895 Books Reviews

By culling the best of a pop-driven genre, editors Janice Eidus and John Kastan have succeeded in putting together a collection of stories that work like good songs. --Thaddeus Rutkowski, author of Roughhouse
A unique collection of rock-and-roll focused stories captures the rock lifestyle through an unusual literary perspective. Sectioned off into tales about "Glory Days," Keepin' the Faith," You've Really Got a Hold on Me," "Welcome to the Jungle," and "Rock and Roll is Here to Stay." Not focused on the superstar phenomenon, but really exploring the cultural significance of life on the road through fiction, and surprisingly, rarely (if at all) mentions drugs.
Twenty-two very hit or miss stories grouped around the theme of rock and roll. The first five, grouped under the "Glory Days" theme of "evoking the past" are all pretty sound and worth reading, as are the four stories about the relationship between musicians and fans/lovers in the "Keepin' the Faith" section. The four stories in the "You've Really Got a Hold On Me" are grouped around the idea of intertwining music and love/lust, but this is a rather loose connection and doesn't quite work. The T.C. Boyle story here is a total throwaway, but Lewis Shiner's "Sticks" and Linda Sexton's "Shine" are both excellent. The four stories of "Welcome to the Jungle" make for the weakest section, as the editors were apparently looking for "wild" writing. I would skip them all except Roberta Smoodin's "Ursus Major" (about a bear in a band). The editors write that the "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay" section "applauds the durability of the music"--I'm not sure what that means. The five stories here are all very strong, especially Geoffrey Becker's "Bluestown" and Kevin Downs' "Like A Lead Balloon" which is probably my favorite in the anthology.