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santa_s's review against another edition
4.0
"Silence in not the absence of sound: there is a sound called silence."
chroniqled's review against another edition
3.0
Let me be honest…. I’m not particularly musically inclined, so i didn’t know what i was reading half of the time….. so I’m giving this a neutral 3 star rating bc i don’t have the right to judge. I literally just read this for Murakami, and ofc there were lines I liked, but the whole thing was just too much information for my poor puny brain that’s not accustomed to musical terms.
snow_turtle's review against another edition
4.0
Lovely
I really liked the conversations, but I feel like I did not get as much out of it as I should have as someone who does not study music.
I really liked the conversations, but I feel like I did not get as much out of it as I should have as someone who does not study music.
lauz's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
a bit of a tough read for anyone that doesn't listen to much classical music- but for the classical music & murakami nerds, this satisfies
yosipsanchez's review against another edition
4.0
Todo el libro se mantiene como una conversación, con temas interesante sobre música. Algunas cosas son muy técnicas pero igual se logra entender.
ritarolomorais's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.25
deanjean_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Very much looking forward to exploring the variety of composers and conductors here. When Ozawa said that Murakami's knowledge of music as a fan was "way beyond the bounds of sanity", he was not joking. This guy is insane!
1_and_owenly's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book, but I have trouble actually recommending it. I feel like it would be better if it were packaged with the music discussed by the two participants in these conversations. Ozawa & Murakami are fascinating and their discussions are both worthwhile & educational, but without hearing the particular recordings that they describe, I could not help but feel that I was missing out.