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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
I liked this, perhaps not quite as well as The Art of Hearing Heartbeats, but while I was often engaged with the story, the ending left me unsatisfied.
This book was interesting. It was very slow to start, but the meat of this book was excellent. I'm a little put off by the ending as well, but it's nice that the author left it up for the reader to complete the puzzle. I enjoyed the information about Burma that is in this novel as well.
Ich lese diesen Monat irgendwie nur wundervolle Bücher. Aber dieses hier ist ganz besonders. Poesie für die Seele
I hadn't read 'The Art of Hearing Heartbeats' and had no trouble entering the story here. Beginning in New York with Julia hearing a voice, the novel certainly did not unfold as I expected it to! Learning about Julia, and her brother, U Ba, was special. The tale they pursue and uncover takes you back to an earlier time, but more than that imparts another way of looking at the world, and yourself.
"Intuition is the incorruptable memory of our experiences. We have only to listen to what it tells us. [...] It does not always speak plainly. Or it tells us things we don't want to hear. That does make them untrue."
"Intuition is the incorruptable memory of our experiences. We have only to listen to what it tells us. [...] It does not always speak plainly. Or it tells us things we don't want to hear. That does make them untrue."
While I adored the first book, this second one wasn't as lyrically beautiful. The story is compelling but doesn't take my breath away as THE ART OF HEARING HEARTBEATS did. I do still love Julia and it ends with a huge cliffhanger. I am looking forward to the continuation as a third book must be in the works!