Meeting every Monday night in the back room of The Half Moonpublic house the 'Forensic Records Society' is established "for the express purpose of listening to records closely and in detail, forensically if you like, without any interruptions or distractions". moreover there should be "no comments or judgements of other peoples tastes". These rules are strictly enforced which leads to friction within the fledgling society and the forming of an alternative "Confessional Records Society" meeting on Tuesdays with the contrasting invitation to "Bring a record of your choice and confess!". Tensions increase between the rival societies, leading to 'bickering, desertion, subterfuge and rivalry'.
Receptionedit
Kevin Gildea writing in The Irish Times compares it with Mills debut novel, "In this new book, Mills once again maintains a sustained tone that drives the comedy of his book. However, although the tone is related to The Restraint of Beasts, its resultant perspective is not as distant or cold, with the result that it is not as funny. But what it loses in humour it gains in a warmth, in a genuine evincing of the quiet joys of the characters’ concerns...There is a sweet tenderness at the heart of the book... The Forensic Records Society is a funny book, but it could have been a lot funnier. The story runs out of some steam towards the end, but the tenderness holds."[2]
Toby Litt in The Guardian concluded that the novel was "a story that could be read as a disguised retelling of the Russian revolution, or the Reformation, or the Sunni-Shia schism, or any great human falling out. As soon as you form any kind of “us”, Mills suggests, a “them” will form in response. In this, The Forensic Records Society is like Animal Farm but with blokes for pigs, and much better songs."[3]
Playlistedit
As mentioned in the review in The Herald, 'the device of naming only the titles and never the artists of all the records cited makes a pop quiz of the book's pages that even those whose obsessiveness is being ridiculed are bound to enjoy'.[1] Often the titles 'humorously comment on or undermine the adjacent story'.[2]
Referencesedit
^ abBook review: The Forensic Records Society by Magnus Mills | The Herald Retrieved 2019-02-03.
^ abThe Forensic Records Society review: Give it a spin Retrieved 2019-02-02.
^The Forensic Records Society by Magnus Mills review – philosophy down the pub | Books | The Guardian Retrieved 2019-02-02.
External linksedit
Fabulous music and the vinyl fanatics | The Spectator
Magnus Mills, 'The Forensic Records Society': Nick Hornby meets Harold Pinter over a pint - inews.co.uk
Playlist
January 01, 1970
forensic, records, society, novel, english, author, magnus, mills, published, 2017, bloomsbury, square, first, edition, cover, pastiche, sort, vintage, 1960s, inch, single, sleeve, collectors, covet, record, fairs, authormagnus, millscover, artistdavid, mannco. The Forensic Records Society is a novel by English author Magnus Mills published in 2017 by Bloomsbury The Forensic Records SocietySquare first edition cover a pastiche of the sort of vintage 1960s 7 inch single sleeve collectors covet at record fairs 1 AuthorMagnus MillsCover artistDavid MannCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishPublisherBloomsburyPublication date6 April 2017Media typePrintISBN1 4088 7837 2 Contents 1 Plot introduction 2 Reception 3 Playlist 4 References 5 External linksPlot introduction editMeeting every Monday night in the back room of The Half Moon public house the Forensic Records Society is established for the express purpose of listening to records closely and in detail forensically if you like without any interruptions or distractions moreover there should be no comments or judgements of other peoples tastes These rules are strictly enforced which leads to friction within the fledgling society and the forming of an alternative Confessional Records Society meeting on Tuesdays with the contrasting invitation to Bring a record of your choice and confess Tensions increase between the rival societies leading to bickering desertion subterfuge and rivalry Reception editKevin Gildea writing in The Irish Times compares it with Mills debut novel In this new book Mills once again maintains a sustained tone that drives the comedy of his book However although the tone is related to The Restraint of Beasts its resultant perspective is not as distant or cold with the result that it is not as funny But what it loses in humour it gains in a warmth in a genuine evincing of the quiet joys of the characters concerns There is a sweet tenderness at the heart of the book The Forensic Records Society is a funny book but it could have been a lot funnier The story runs out of some steam towards the end but the tenderness holds 2 Toby Litt in The Guardian concluded that the novel was a story that could be read as a disguised retelling of the Russian revolution or the Reformation or the Sunni Shia schism or any great human falling out As soon as you form any kind of us Mills suggests a them will form in response In this The Forensic Records Society is like Animal Farm but with blokes for pigs and much better songs 3 Playlist editAs mentioned in the review in The Herald the device of naming only the titles and never the artists of all the records cited makes a pop quiz of the book s pages that even those whose obsessiveness is being ridiculed are bound to enjoy 1 Often the titles humorously comment on or undermine the adjacent story 2 References edit a b Book review The Forensic Records Society by Magnus Mills The Herald Retrieved 2019 02 03 a b The Forensic Records Society review Give it a spin Retrieved 2019 02 02 The Forensic Records Society by Magnus Mills review philosophy down the pub Books The Guardian Retrieved 2019 02 02 External links editFabulous music and the vinyl fanatics The Spectator Magnus Mills The Forensic Records Society Nick Hornby meets Harold Pinter over a pint inews co uk Playlist Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Forensic Records Society amp oldid 1183000193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
