The Knockout Queen and Perfect Tunes channel a nostalgic youthful grunge: Review
Emily Gould is a great novelist, a fact that got a bit lost in the frenzy surrounding her 2014 debut,, and that inconsistently emerges in her latest, a tale of women, music, and choices. The first half is a treat, layered in grimy pre-9/11 NYC nostalgia, as aspiring musician Laura, 22, moves to the city and falls for Dylan, a sexy, troubled drummer.
In the tenuous bond between Laura and her buoyant roommate Callie, Gould finds a familiar groove, and her spiky affection for New York could sustain a whole book’s worth of asides on cramped studios, scrappy artists, and thwarted ambition. But Gould’s got more on her mind. The world changes; Laura makes sacrifices in prep for a life in motherhood. The final act lacks emotional pull, a structural gambit that’s thematically rich but never quite in tune.
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