Book: The song of names
Sep. 11th, 2005 05:10 pmAuthor: Norman Lebrecht
Details: (c) 2002 Norman Lebrecht; Pub Headline Review 2003; ISBN 0-7553-0095-5
Verdict: The song of names is readable and emotive.
Reasons for reading it: My parents read it for a Jewish book discussion group and were raving about it.
How it came into my hands: The parents borrowed it from a friend at synagogue and sub-lent it to me.
( detailed review )
I'm not sure what anyone who isn't me would make of tSoN. My guess is that if you've generally enjoyed the mainstream bestsellers of the last couple of years, this isn't at all a bad example. If you don't like that kind of book, it isn't anything special enough to be worth making an exception for.
Details: (c) 2002 Norman Lebrecht; Pub Headline Review 2003; ISBN 0-7553-0095-5
Verdict: The song of names is readable and emotive.
Reasons for reading it: My parents read it for a Jewish book discussion group and were raving about it.
How it came into my hands: The parents borrowed it from a friend at synagogue and sub-lent it to me.
( detailed review )
I'm not sure what anyone who isn't me would make of tSoN. My guess is that if you've generally enjoyed the mainstream bestsellers of the last couple of years, this isn't at all a bad example. If you don't like that kind of book, it isn't anything special enough to be worth making an exception for.
