3.5 stars. If you've read Mitch Albom, you can expect his signature style...sweet, chaste, fable-inspired. I picked this one for the 1950's nostalgia, but the book spans Frankie's whole life and the 5o's only plays a small part. I liked the ending. The reason I can't say 4 stars is because about 2/3rds in, the story slowed for me, and the short chapters from Frankie's fellow musicians all started to sound the same. Tony Bennet's voice was not written at all how he talks, that one bothered me.