The Forensic Records Society
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The best novel yet from award-winning, Booker Prize–shortlisted Magnus Mills—a hilarious and surreal exploration of power, fanaticism, and really, really good records.
I remained convinced that my original theory was correct: there were some records that were never heard on planet Earth unless I (or James) happened to be playing them.
Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering.
However, as the club gains popularity, its founders' uncompromising dogma results in a schism—and soon a counter group forms. Then the arrival of a young woman called Alice further fractures the unity of the vulnerable society. As rifts are forged and gulfs widen, Magnus Mills, the master of comic deadpan, humorously examines the surreal nature of ordinary lives.
I remained convinced that my original theory was correct: there were some records that were never heard on planet Earth unless I (or James) happened to be playing them.
Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering.
However, as the club gains popularity, its founders' uncompromising dogma results in a schism—and soon a counter group forms. Then the arrival of a young woman called Alice further fractures the unity of the vulnerable society. As rifts are forged and gulfs widen, Magnus Mills, the master of comic deadpan, humorously examines the surreal nature of ordinary lives.
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07/11/2017
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Magnus Mills. (2017). The Forensic Records Society. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Magnus Mills. 2017. The Forensic Records Society. Bloomsbury Publishing.
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I remained convinced that my original theory was correct: there were some records that were never heard on planet Earth unless I (or James) happened to be playing them.
Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering.
However, as the club gains popularity, its founders' uncompromising dogma results in a schism—and soon a counter group forms. Then the arrival of a young woman called Alice further fractures the unity of the vulnerable society. As rifts are forged and gulfs widen, Magnus Mills, the master of comic deadpan, humorously examines the surreal nature of ordinary lives. - reviews
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- content: This is a little book, but Mills has big fun as he parlays the trivial into the profound. The starting point for The Forensic Records Society may be an old 7-inch plastic disc, but it isn't long before the stakes feel huge. Mills, clearly, has much to say on cult mentality and the confines of conformity.
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- content: Mills uses his blokes in the back of a pub to tell a massively ambitious story . . . 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.
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- content: A delightful absurdity, a surreal novel spinning at 45 RPM . . . a lovely commentary on politics and social interactions . . . beautifully written.
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- content: Mills [is] an earnestly whimsical and quietly subversive British writer . . . What Mills targets is the thirst for hierarchy, rules and regulations, schisms, spies in each society . . . The novel's light and clever with its male characters' passion for order and conspiratorial aspirations. And these can be applied to all human organizations, as Mills applies his scalpel to such ingrained compulsions.
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- content: An allegory about power, ambition and primal struggles for supremacy. It works wonderfully well because it is so distilled and so funny . . . A novel that feels like an off-kilter Nick Hornby starts to be imbued with the spirit of Harold Pinter. It is quite remarkable how, on such a tiny canvas, Mills can achieve such stunning effects . . . A discomforting read as well as a hugely enjoyable one.
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I remained convinced that my original theory was correct: there were some records that were never heard on planet Earth unless I (or James) happened to be playing them.
Two men with a passion for vinyl create a society for the appreciation of records. Their aim is simple: to elevate the art of listening by doing so in forensic detail. The society enjoys moderate success in the back room of their local pub, The Half Moon, with other enthusiasts drawn to the initial promise of the weekly gathering.
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