Music for Wartime

Named a must read by theChicago Tribune ,O Magazine,BuzzFeed ,The Huffington Post ,Minneapolis Star Tribune , and The L MagazineNamed one of the best short story collections of 2015 by Bookpage and Kansas City StarRebecca Makkai s first two novels, The Borrower and The Hundred Year House, have established her as one of the freshest and most imaginative voices in fiction Now, the award winning writer, whose stories have appeared in four consecutive editions of The Best American Short Stories, returns with a highly anticipated collection bearing her signature mix of intelligence, wit, and heart A reality show producer manipulates two contestants into falling in love, even as her own relationship falls apart Just after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a young boy has a revelation about his father s past when a renowned Romanian violinist plays a concert in their home When the prized elephant of a traveling circus keels over dead, the small town minister tasked with burying its remains comes to question his own faith In an unnamed country, a composer records the folk songs of two women from a village on the brink of destruction These transporting, deeply moving stories some inspired by her own family history amply demonstrate Makkai s extraordinary range as a storyteller, and confirm her as a master of the short story form Richly imagined Chicago Tribune Impressive O, The OprahMagazine Engrossing Minneapolis Star Tribune Inventive W Magazine New Download Music for Wartime [ By ] Rebecca Makkai [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I have already mentioned on GR probably a few too many times how I feel about short stories I am reluctant to read them, am often happily surprised at how much I like some of them when I finally get round to reading them, kick myself for being reluctant to read them, and then want to read a novel by the author of the good short stories I have just read Which pretty much sums up my reaction to the stories in Music for Wartime Some of these stories are stunning and some are very good and some a I have already mentioned on GR probably a few too many times how I feel about short ...second story The worst you ever feel A young violinist watching a master play after years in a Romanian prison, is able to tell from the music what the man went through Quite good.Third story , November A reality show where the contestants are all artists of some kind All sent to an artist s colony to live together Every week has a theme a...There are only two types of stories in this splendid collection Great ones And outstanding ones Truly, there is not a clunker in the batch.Typically, in reviewing a short story collection, I start out with my favorites But I d be hard put to choose from among 17 stories including some short shorts inspired by Rebecca Makkai s own colorful family history Among the most memorable for me Couple of Lovers On A Red Background , which starts, I ve been calling him Bach so far, at least in my There are only two types of stories in this splendid collection Great ones And outstanding ones Truly, there is not a clu...Review originally published at Learn This Phrase.I read Rebecca Makkai s second novel, The Hundred Year House, last year and was really impressed This collection of short stories has only confirmed my faith in her talent although it s slightly patchy, some of them are spectacular.I ll start with The November Story , because I thought it was absolutely perfect It s about a woman who s working on the production team of a reality TV show, something a bit like Big Brother except all the contesta Review originally published at Learn This Phrase.I read Rebecca Makkai s second novel, The Hundred Year House, last year a...More than 4 stars, not quite 4.5how about 4.25 stars Full disclosure I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.A reality show producer A cellist dealing with the presence of a growing shrine on her property A minister in a town plagued by weather related issues A college professor for whom nothing seems to be going right These are just a few of the characters in Rebecca Makkai s wonderful and intriguing new story collection, Music for Wart More than 4 stars, not quite 4.5how about 4.25 stars Full disclosure I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.A reality show producer A cellist dealing with the presence of a growing shrine on her property A minister in a town plagued by weather related issues A college professor for whom nothing seems to be going right These are just a few of the characters in Rebecca Makkai s wonderful and intriguing new story collection, Music for Wartime.Makkai is a tremendously talented author her first book, The Borrower , was among my favorite books of 2011 I found her storytelling ability dazzling, particularly how she created such memorable characters That talent was in full bloom in Music for War...4.75 stars A beautiful collection of short stories, loosely tied together by themes of loss and sadness I ll be thinking about some of these stories for a long time. I received a copy of this from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I read one of Makkai s novels, The Borrower, previously, and I think I can say I enjoyed these short storiesI liked the themes of music and war moving throughout them without the pressure to connect them otherwise Some of the stories are very short, 2 3 pages, while others are longer.Some favorites The Worst You Ever Feel a little perspective, shall we say, from a nine fingered violinist Othe I received a copy of this from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I read one of Makkai s novels, The Borrower, previously, and I think I can say I enjoyed these short storiesI liked the themes of music and war moving throughout them without the pressure to connect them otherwise Some of the stories are very short, 2 3 pages, while others are longer.Some favorites The Worst You Ever Feel a little perspective, shall we...Makkai is a fabulous writer and though I loved both of her novels, this short story collection is my favorite book by her Obviously with any collection there will be stories that resonatethan others, but a couple of the stories rate among my favorite sh...What an exceptional, stunning and creative short story collection Rebecca Makkai seamlessly changes voice and point of view for her stories male Peter Torrelli, Falling Apart , female Couple of Lovers on a Red Background , varied ages The Worst You Ever Feel is told from a young boy s perspective , races there s Celine, the Asian musician in Cross and sexual orientation She transports to varied times and places with ease The Nov...The best short story collections contain a paradox while short in print length, they can contain material of such complexity and meatiness, thus requiringeffort on the part of a reader than novels of same size Such is the case here Usually there is at least one story that makes the eyes roll, the impatience accelerate, but not here Several of the stories...

• English
• 09 June 2017
Rebecca Makkai
• Hardcover
• 240 pages
• 0525426698
• Rebecca Makkai
• Music for Wartime