B-sides and Broken Hearts
Caryn Rose's B-Sides and Broken Hearts is a rare book, one that incorporates music seamlessly into its core. Rose's debut novel is filled with characters whose love for music is great and relatable, their passion for '80s and '90s indie rock and punk jumps off the page in this absorbing novel.- David Gutowski, Largehearted BoyIf you've ever sat in a diner at 3 a.m. after a concert and hashed over the set list minute by minute, song by song -- or marked the events in your life by what tour was taking place at the time, or which record was just released -- or waited in line all night to buy concert tickets - or drove across the country to see a show -- then likely you will enjoy this book as much as I did...Rose is steeped in rock and roll history, this is her life blood, she walks the walk and talks the talk.- Great Rock & Roll Reads for the Fall, Huffington PostWhat I loved aboutB-Sideswas that unlike other punk novels to come out in the last year, Rose took what seemed to be a more personal, possibly semi-autobiographical story, and turned it into something very appealing. I appreciate the heavy research of some of the other novels that have a punk component to the story, butB-Sides and Broken Heartswas a no fluff, completely real, and highly enjoyable read.- Vol. 1 BrooklynB-Sides and Broken Hearts closely mirrored my own growing up process, my early days in New York City going to see bands in the late '70s/early '80s ....  Back then, we had no Internet, no social media, no cellphones to call friends from in front of the stage. Bands built an audience brick by brick, fan by fan. You really felt part of a secret society. Caryn Rose perfectly captures those days.- Paste Magazine