A review by mon_ique
Four Seasons by Jane Breskin Zalben

3.0

It was O.K and I liked it but..... there wasn't really anything THERE for me. All I got from this book is that I'm so very glad I haven't devoted my life to playing an instrument. This is a story about a girl named Ally and her growing up and deciding what to do with her life. Whether to quit piano or to continue even though she hates it sometimes. Even though it was interesting to look through the window at child prodigies and their devotion to their music, I had to run and grab the book to remember the main character's name. Not a very WOW! book. I wished she had elaborated more on different kinds of music, even if I can't hear it, paint a picture in my mind of jazzy piano pieces and elaborate fingerings, show me the passion they feel when they play. It might have said that they played with such emotion but I felt that it wasn't explained enough to give me an image. Little things that sway my review. Just overall, a little flat. But still, even though I didn't know about most of the modern musical artist, it was about music. 3 stars.