{"id":292659,"date":"2025-06-14T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/books-about-music-you-need-to-read\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T12:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T12:00:07","slug":"books-about-music-you-need-to-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=292659","title":{"rendered":"Books about music you need to read"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Music has always been a huge part of my life, a silent home feels wrong to me, I have to always have something playing. My parents certainly fed into that from an early age, my mum was always playing music around the house and my dad is a musician so I grew up around his various instruments. Music has the brilliant ability to make you feel all sorts of emotions and go on all kinds of journeys, just like books, so it makes sense I\u2019m also really into books about music too!\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here are a few recommendations I\u2019ve enjoyed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Deep Cuts, Holly Brickley<\/h3>\n

This book blew me away almost immediately. Following a relationship between two characters over years starting in the early 00s, this book is about love in all its forms; romantic, friendship, and passion. This is littered with fantastic music references throughout \u2013 in fact, it took me so long to read it because I kept stopping to listen to every song and album mentioned. I wish I\u2019d started writing them down as I read because now I feel I want to reread to make a comprehensive list.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This book is one for anyone looking for some 2000s nostalgia, for some brilliant music recommendations, and for a book about music from the perspective of someone who is a music lover, not a musician.<\/p>\n

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High Fidelity, Nick Hornby<\/h3>\n

I didn\u2019t love this book as much as I\u2019d hoped to, mostly because I couldn\u2019t stand the main character.\u00a0He owns a record shop and is moping about after a breakup that has inspired him to look back on all his past breakups and why he is getting rejected. I was here for the music references and the music references only, because Rob\u2019s whining and hatred of women got old real quick. <\/p>\n

What I did enjoy about this book was the atmosphere of the record shop, the clear passion for music, and the 90s vibes throughout. The narrative told the story in an interesting way, it\u2019s just not one I felt invested enough in.<\/p>\n

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Utopia Avenue, David Mitchell<\/h3>\n

This book is chef\u2019s kiss perfection. Set in the late 60s in London it is littered with music references and iconic cameos. I kept getting so excited every time any artists were mentioned, it reminds you how trailblazing the 60s was for music. In this book, we\u2019re following the journey of the band Utopia Avenue as they shoot to fame from being relative unknowns. <\/p>\n

David Mitchell has a fantastic way of writing stories that just sweep you along on their journey. This was unputdownable, I kept having to remind myself this was about a fictional band, not a real one. Highly recommend for any music lover!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Daisy Jones and the Six, Taylor Jenkins Reid<\/h3>\n

This is such an iconic book about music that it\u2019s become a staple of the genre. Giving serious Fleetwood Mac vibes this book follows the rise to fame of The Six and the introduction of Daisy Jones into the band. It\u2019s full of drama, heart, music and passion. Told through interviews, this book has a really interesting and unique narrative style that means you never want to stop reading. <\/p>\n

This was another book where I had to keep reminding myself the band wasn\u2019t real\u2026 until they made a TV show of it and now you actually can listen to these songs!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Songs in Ursa Major, Emma Brodie<\/h3>\n

Another book set in the late \u201960s, it\u2019s like that decade is known for its music or something\u2026 Songs in Ursa Major is one for the Daisy Jones fans, following a singer\u2019s journey into the music industry and her relationship with a famous singer. This has the struggle to fame journey Daisy Jones does so well, but it also has a more personal one-on-one feel as we follow Jane specifically on this path. <\/p>\n

I loved the vibes of this book, seeing the music scene in the late \u201960s and into the 70s was really cool, and seeing Jane\u2019s personal experience of it too, the highs and lows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Still on my TBR are The Mess We\u2019re In by Annie Macmanus and Mayflies by Andrew O\u2019Hagan. Do you have any more books about music recommendations for me? I\u2019d love to hear them!\u00a0<\/p>\n

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