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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow! This is by far one of the greatest books I have read in a long while, perhaps ever. The language, the story, everything, is wonderful.
It's always fun to read a book that you can't put down, and that was this book for me. The story is so engaging - and the positive message about love is touching. I think these are characters that are going to stay with me.
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats is a touching, beautifully written novel. Four years after her father disappears, Julia follows his trail to Burma where her father was born and spent his first 20 years. Upon arriving she is greeted by U Ba who begins to tell her a tale of a boy, his multiple losses, his blindness and his deep love for a crippled woman, Mi Mi.
Read my full review:
https://whatwouldjoannaread.wordpress.com/2015/07/18/the-art-of-hearing-heartbeats/
Read my full review:
https://whatwouldjoannaread.wordpress.com/2015/07/18/the-art-of-hearing-heartbeats/
So, this book requires a big helping of suspension of disbelief. There are a number of plot holes and unanswered questions, many of the characters are all good or all bad, and people talk in long, uninterrupted monologues, all of which should make me hate this book. But I still loved it. It's just a beautifully written, sweet, sad story. It's a love story between a boy who is blind and the girl with deformed feet whom he carries around on his back as she acts as his eyes. It's written within the framework of a story being told many years later to the boy's daughter, who has come to Burma to search for him after he suddenly abandoned their family. Perhaps I liked it so much because of the fantastic audiobook narrator who brought Sendker's musical language to life. Despite its many problems, I still think this is a book worth reading.
adventurous
informative
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An interesting love story that spans continents- unusual situations- surprise ending
Interestingly told. You think you're getting one story in the beginning only to realize you're getting the story being told to the narrator. I liked it. The author does a marvelous job of describing heightened senses caused by blindness and how two people are brought irrevocably and beautifully together through their embraced handicaps.