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A review by elle_reads
Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro
4.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Nocturnes] A collection of stories about music affecting lives.
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WHAT I LIKED
Nocturnes made me play piano again. It renewed my love of classical music. I hadn’t realized how far away from the operatic notes I’d fallen until reading his last, “Cellists.” I felt that piece. Just as Tibor felt truth in Eloise McCormack's tutorage. Just as Eloise felt alive fingering the cello notes on air.
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I was captivated by the backgrounds of Ishiguro’s different characters. His writing inspired me to pick up more books by Russian and German authors to learn more about events experienced by his characters.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I don’t think I was in the right mindset at the start of Nocturnes. I began this book in the middle of a crowded mall with syrupy cinnamon covered fingers while stopping intermidently to talk to students as they passed by. The first four stories fell flat, but I think it was my fault. I read the fifth story drinking coffee at a quiet cafe. I could barely keep myself from underlining the entire story.
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Nocturnes (by Kazuo Ishiguro) ?/5 will reread
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BOOK REVIEW
[Nocturnes] A collection of stories about music affecting lives.
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WHAT I LIKED
Nocturnes made me play piano again. It renewed my love of classical music. I hadn’t realized how far away from the operatic notes I’d fallen until reading his last, “Cellists.” I felt that piece. Just as Tibor felt truth in Eloise McCormack's tutorage. Just as Eloise felt alive fingering the cello notes on air.
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I was captivated by the backgrounds of Ishiguro’s different characters. His writing inspired me to pick up more books by Russian and German authors to learn more about events experienced by his characters.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
I don’t think I was in the right mindset at the start of Nocturnes. I began this book in the middle of a crowded mall with syrupy cinnamon covered fingers while stopping intermidently to talk to students as they passed by. The first four stories fell flat, but I think it was my fault. I read the fifth story drinking coffee at a quiet cafe. I could barely keep myself from underlining the entire story.
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Nocturnes (by Kazuo Ishiguro) ?/5 will reread
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