Reviews

A Note in Music by Rosamond Lehmann

filledwithbirds's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A really well-written novel about loneliness, longing, regret, monotony… quite depressing and slow-paced, but you come to know the characters and their inner monologues in great detail.  I would definitely recommend this book only if you’re willing to keep going through what may seem like a very boring read at first - not that the pace really picks up, but it’s worth it to understand the depth of each of the characters. 

jessreadthis's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

camaradelynch's review against another edition

3.0

honestly, i liked this book. it was quite boring - but it makes sense for it to be uneventful. the main characters' lives are so terribly sad, i very honestly thought grace would end up killing herself at the end of the book. it's a whole story filled with ghosts and regrets, about missed opportunities, about loves that would never happen again : Norah and her dead lover Jimmy, Grace and her baby (and her puppy), Hugh and his lover (?) Oliver. (I would literally give out my right arm for a book just about Hugh and Oliver, honestly).
So maybe it's me developing Stockholm Syndrome after being force-fed Rosamond Lehmann for a good three months now, but I genuinely liked this book.