Reviewed by Joséphine on
Leaving the book unrated isn't quite the same as giving it the lowest possible rating, which is 1 star here on Goodreads. Alas, I'm hard pressed to even give that one star. See, to do that, there would have to be something I recognised as deserving merit. Trouble is, I'm none the wiser after finishing the book than before. I read some pretty words but try as I might, no meaning formed in my mind. The beginning was so disjointed that it rendered any subsequent coherence moot.
Linguistically, musical terms were integrated into the text, e.g subito, lento, solfege. These were mostly derived from Italian. For those with music background, that shouldn't be a problem but for those who don't, they'll have to look up the terms because there's no glossary.
Pity the novel didn't come together. The snippets of lyrics to the various songs were beautiful. Someone told me the author is actually a poet. That might be why. Other than that, the only thing I loved about the book is the cover but that technically has nothing to do with the novel per se since that one's on the talent of the designer.
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- 4 January, 2017: Finished reading
- 4 January, 2017: Reviewed