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pickHere I am back in the back list with this book from 1993. It‘s said to capture the feeling of playing and understanding music better than any other book - I‘m not a musician but I can believe that.
Apart from that I‘m torn about how to rate this book. The beginning is fantastic. It‘s a Bildungsroman of a neglected child who turns out to be a musical prodigy. It‘s beautifully written and some of the characters are superb. But… ⬇️
Centique … there‘s no real character arc for the protagonist (imo) who seems to just be lucky in benefactor after benefactor. I thought I understood where the author was going with this but a couple of little surprises at the end fell flat for me and made me cringe a bit in my modern sensibilities I guess 😬 2y
Centique Still I really enjoyed reading it, particularly the first two thirds. There is a LOT of detail about music, performance and composition if you like that. (Background image from jazzradio.com) (edited) 2y
TrishB Great review 👍🏻 2y
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Centique @TrishB thank you Trish 😘 2y
TrishB I think hubby may like the musical composition/performance parts. He‘s classically trained but was in a rock band (and the song writer) for 30 years! 2y
Centique @TrishB wow - he‘s a talented man that one! 2y
Cathythoughts Lovely review and picture 2y
Cathythoughts @TrishB That‘s so interesting , yes as Paula says a very talented man! If our husbands ever met they would have common ground … 2y
CarolynM I love that background image😍 and the book sounds interesting. 2y
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