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A review by readingrobin
The Complete Phonogram by Jamie McKelvie, Kieron Gillen
3.0
I read this on a recommendation from a friend, who usually has pretty good taste. I've read Wicked+Divine, so I was going in with high hopes.
As someone who knows little to nothing about music, I think that I missed out on a lot here. Out of the myriad of bands listed in this book, I think I've heard of about three of them. So already, a lot of stuff is going over my head.
Also, there's never a clear explanation of how this magic works or really what a phonomancer is. Clearly, someone with music magic. But.....they never really use their magic? Except when they want to get into clubs or have someone play their request. I have no idea how the magic system works in this world, and no, I never take "it's just magic," as an answer.
My favorite story would have to be The Singles Club, where it focuses on different characters over the course of one evening. It was a more low key story that was more about fleshing out these characters than telling an enticing story.
I really wished I liked this story more, considering I kept my friend's copy for more than a year and a half.
As someone who knows little to nothing about music, I think that I missed out on a lot here. Out of the myriad of bands listed in this book, I think I've heard of about three of them. So already, a lot of stuff is going over my head.
Also, there's never a clear explanation of how this magic works or really what a phonomancer is. Clearly, someone with music magic. But.....they never really use their magic? Except when they want to get into clubs or have someone play their request. I have no idea how the magic system works in this world, and no, I never take "it's just magic," as an answer.
My favorite story would have to be The Singles Club, where it focuses on different characters over the course of one evening. It was a more low key story that was more about fleshing out these characters than telling an enticing story.
I really wished I liked this story more, considering I kept my friend's copy for more than a year and a half.