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meganac's review against another edition
5.0
Haunting.
It doesn't feel like a WWII novella. It doesn't feel like a war story. It doesn't feel, even, like a book about a luthier (although we do learn quite a bit about violin-making in reading it.)
It feels....like a study of the soul, and how it ties to music; how music, though it doesn't move us physically out of trials, lends us the strength we need to endure.
It is a beautiful reminder that beautiful things are still beautiful, even if we have no light to see them.
"It isn't true, is it, Daniel, that music can tame the beasts? Yet, in the end, a song lives."
It doesn't feel like a WWII novella. It doesn't feel like a war story. It doesn't feel, even, like a book about a luthier (although we do learn quite a bit about violin-making in reading it.)
It feels....like a study of the soul, and how it ties to music; how music, though it doesn't move us physically out of trials, lends us the strength we need to endure.
It is a beautiful reminder that beautiful things are still beautiful, even if we have no light to see them.
"It isn't true, is it, Daniel, that music can tame the beasts? Yet, in the end, a song lives."
kipahni's review against another edition
4.0
there is something about winter that makes me want to read nazi germany, concentration camp era books. perhaps it is my solace in that reminding myself while yes it is cold- at least i do not have to wake up at 4 in the morning to do roll call and eat moldy bread.
But this is beside the point.
this book is more than your moldy bread we saw our family die in the ghetto/gas chambers. it is a story of the power of music and letting it ignite your soul.
But this is beside the point.
this book is more than your moldy bread we saw our family die in the ghetto/gas chambers. it is a story of the power of music and letting it ignite your soul.
ellejayz's review against another edition
With only 109 pages this should of been a breeze to read through but it took much longer than expected. The choice of words seemed nearly obnoxious at times and the sentence structure was unpleasant throughout the book (lets be clear that I feel hypocritical saying this - but I make no claim to be a writer). Being an Historian, the plot felt recycled. This has been done to death and adding in intricate details of violins and classical music certainly didn't attract me more to the story. I was bored throughout and only sheer will power kept me from putting it down.
the_everyday_reader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
noahli's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
feiv's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
guachypachy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
nareyes's review against another edition
3.0
El libro es rápido y fácil de leer, por lo que es perfecto para salir de un bloqueo lector. Me gustó el libro, pero siento que la historia se pudo haber aprovechado más (en lo personal no me mató). Quizás se debe a que he leído muchos libros sobre guerras y/o novela histórica, por lo que estoy acostumbrada a que sean algo largas y más descriptivas en cuanto a hechos y personajes.
Es una historia conmovedora y basada en hechos reales.
Puntuación: 3,5/5
Es una historia conmovedora y basada en hechos reales.
Puntuación: 3,5/5