![]() The book was technically rather clean-the typos were few and far between. The author struggles with this in a few places understandably, but nowhere near as often as one might expect. ![]() I've always felt that the omniscient narrator is hard to manage because it really leaves open a path to 'telling, not showing." The temptation to fall into a more folktale style of writing is difficult to resist. While I was able to become more comfortable with this, it did jar me out of immersion a few times.Īnother issue was related to this. I would put forth that readers today are mostly out of practice in reading this style of storytelling. For many years second person and this omniscient third person have been unpopular. In modern writing the predominant point of views are third person and first person. Now, some readers may find this off-putting. At first, I thought the author had just lost track of the point of view, but within a few pages I realized he'd made a conscious decision to pursue this approach. It is written in omniscient third person. One challenge of this story is the point of view. The discovery of the music of West, the discovery of the history of Delaware and Pennsylvania and the discovery of the relationships between Carla, David and Beth. I have only come to love classical music in the last few decades, so I have zero experience or insight into that setting and really found it mesmerizing.ĭiscovery is one of the main themes of this book, and the author manages that theme skillfully. I also found the portrayal of the world of academic musical programs intriguing. ![]() The author creates a sense of magic and emotion in those passages that draw the reader in. Especially entrancing were the sections where Carla imagines the music she is reading off a score. Whether it be the sense of discovery of the works of a heretofore unknown composer, to the personal exploration of that music, DeStefano captures the emotion, intricacy and lyricism of those parts of the story. No, it's more than the description it's the way the music brought the book to life. My favorite part was the description of the music. The combination of music, history and a touch of romance was woven together skillfully. I enjoyed this book and would suggest it to readers that enjoy history & music. ![]()
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