Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell

If you haven’t read Any Way the Wind Blows, you really should stop reading this post now, because we are headed deep into spoiler territory.

“I'm gonna burn it all down today, down today, okay, My favorite part of the song is when John Darnielle sings the chorus a bit higher and more emphatically, at the very end: The song is called “Going Invisible,” and that’s what Simon wants. Look for me everywhere the burn marks form, “Reckon the remnants when they land at last, This part especially reminds me of the way Simon exploded into the World of Mages and was destructive from the very beginning: Start fresh.Įvery single lyric of this song screams Simon to me. He feels like he’s lost almost everything, so he might as well ruin the rest. Well, for starters, this song is from the album In League with Dragons…Īt the beginning of Any Way the Wind Blows, Simon is ready to finish tearing down his life. You can listen to Simon’s Any Way the Wind Blows playlist here.

You can listen to all my book playlists on my Spotify profile. And my first annotated playlists were for Eleanor & Park. I annotated my Wayward Son playlist here. My apologies to the songwriters, who would probably be dismayed by my interpretations. First of all, I usually can’t figure out what they mean! And secondly, I’m very much using these songs to support my own emotional state and help me through the story I’m writing. I never worry too much about what the lyrics actually mean when I choose a song. If you haven’t read Any Way the Wind Blows, DO NOT READ ANY FARTHER. Simon’s playlist is the longest this time - 27 songs! (I guess I had a lot of Simon feelings…) This is just half of his playlist, and it aligns with the first half of the book. I’m not sure I’m going to annotate every AWTWB playlist, but I wanted to share what I was thinking for Baz and Simon. I have more playlists for Any Way the Wind Blows than for any other book - maybe because it’s my longest book, with three different adventures happening at the same time and three different love stories unfolding. I always build playlists for the characters as I’m writing, and I use specific songs to help me stay in the right frame of mind or perspective.

Music is a really important part of my writing process.

Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell