Book Review: The Music of What Happens / Bill Konigsberg

I totally enjoyed this book about two teen boys, thrown together by chance, who discover a new love. Both boys have had some rockiness in their lives - though the troubles have been very different. This is a fun story all on its own, but...

The title comes from the poem Song by Seamus Heaney. This poem has made me think of the soundtrack of my life. Not the music playing on electronic devices - but the sounds of life. For me that is a lot about laughter, dogs barking, birds singing, trucks moving (we live near a busy business with lots of trucks) coyotes, turkeys, silence, the timer on the oven, stories, and right now - snow shoveling. I think that the soundtrack of my life also includes smells and feels and all that is around me. Is it always perfect? Nope - there is dog poop in there (We DO have three dogs), but I wouldn't trade in my soundtrack. Do I encounter difficulties and obstacles? Of course, but life is partly about overcoming and some about reaching for. Life is about trying new things and being OK with failing but not giving up. Sometimes life is about frustration but that is OK because sometimes life is about applause - even if is only myself applauding for myself. 

Yes this book is about two gay boys, but their experiences are pretty universal - not in the specifics but in the generalities. I hope you enjoy this book.