Review: Ghost Music by An Yu
Since I've been posting more content online and through my social media channels, I've recently signed up for a NetGalley account. It's always been a bit daunting for me (why would anybody care what I'm reading?) but I have a wonderful chance to read upcoming work and hype up my fellow writers, so decided to shoot my shot. I was approved for an ARC for GHOST MUSIC by An Yu and did blaze through it one afternoon-evening. If you are a fan of Kazuo Ishiguro, this will probably be a story you enjoy. It's a melancholy and surrealist exploration of grief, loneliness, and the existential pain of being human. It reminded me quite a bit of A VIEW OF PALE HILLS by Ishiguro (in both the way the story is rendered as well as some of the plot strokes and conflicts). The book is quiet, following simple scenes of domestic and family life described with little fanfare. Yu does a great job though of weaving in the smallest of details, ones that reveal much about the characters ...