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A review by h0llyc0pter
Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy
5.0
*pretentious-sounding review incoming, be warned!*
5 stars for how perfectly Goldsworthy captured the nostalgia and claustrophobic joy of childhood. Add in the pure potency of his descriptions of Darwin and the climate of the North, and you’ve got a masterpiece. On top of that, the vividness of every character seen through the eyes of an adolescent, a young adult, and finally a grown man — never static, always evolving alongside Paul, yet still somehow constant — is just captivating. I don’t even have the words to describe the genius that is the creation and narration of Herr Keller.
5 stars for how perfectly Goldsworthy captured the nostalgia and claustrophobic joy of childhood. Add in the pure potency of his descriptions of Darwin and the climate of the North, and you’ve got a masterpiece. On top of that, the vividness of every character seen through the eyes of an adolescent, a young adult, and finally a grown man — never static, always evolving alongside Paul, yet still somehow constant — is just captivating. I don’t even have the words to describe the genius that is the creation and narration of Herr Keller.