Musically themed novels have become a favorite of mine to read in the past five years, starting with The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto and then Daisy Jones and the Six. This subgenre of fiction is close to my heart, having grown up surrounded by music as the daughter of a local DJ, myself a super-fan of 1980s music and an avid concert-goer to this day. When I learned that Jennifer Weiner had a new musical novel, I was excited to have another tale to enjoy.
The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits is a decades-spanning family drama of two sisters, Zoe and Cassie Grossberg, born in the early 80s, each following a different musical path and dream until fame suddenly finds them at their Philadelphia home. The novel takes many twists and turns, and is told from multiple points of view, including Zoe’s own teenage daughter Cherry in the present day storyline. Readers who want complicated, hard-to-love women in their novels will find Zoe to be just the main character they’ve been looking for. Music lovers of the early 2000s will appreciate the many references, and there’s even a little steam for those who enjoy that in their books.
Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the ARC. All opinions are my own.
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