Settling in to read The Violin Conspiracy and possibly watch Midsomer Murders. My daughter occasionally makes these blankets. She surprised her dad with a Star Wars one (which I knew about and helped her choose the fabric) and me with this one (which I had no idea about.) It looks like the background is brown in this picture but it‘s purple.
pickI really enjoyed Ray‘s story (if listening to recollections about racism are enjoyable 😞). His story was compelling enough without the mystery and I guessed quite early on. The authors notes were equally compelling, we still have a long way to go don‘t we. Overall, a good read.
I finished the two books I planned on reading for this Readathon! Yay! They were The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb and The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. I gave them both 4.5 stars. They were both very good in different ways. I‘m looking forward to the Modern Mrs. Darcy Book Club author chat with Brendan Slocumb this Tuesday. Don‘t forget to read the Author‘s Note at the end of his book!
Starting today. Look at my little violin bookmark blending in perfectly 🎻
pickSlocumb, a violinist himself, tells the story of a theft of a violin from a Black artist. It's a mystery in which the author gets to tell some painful personal events as part of the story which deals with racism within the amateur and professional musical environment as well as assumptions made about Black classical musicians. I appreciated his storytelling, although it could have been a bit shorter and the ending seemed far fetched. #TOB23
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I just checked out my library‘s ebook copy of The Violin Conspiracy. This is the first time I‘ve ever seen this cover.
pickGreat book about discrimination in the music industry told in a mystery. Enjoyed the audio with the addition of some of the music pieces. 3.5 🌟 #TOB #52bookclub23 #bookwithepilouge. @LauraReads @KarenUK @britt_brooke @CarolynM @Smarkies @LeeRHarry @Clwojick @BookBelle84 @Jennifer8 @Librarybelle @triplem80 @AshleyHoss820 @Read4life @Bluebird @squirrelbrain @BarbaraBB @ravenlee @Deblovestoread @batsy @jlhammar
so-soThis would have worked better as just a novel about a young Black man making his way as a classical violinist, without the mystery element. The main character annoyed me when he kept interfering in the police investigation and not following instructions. There's no way the crime could have been prosecuted after the what he did at the end.
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