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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
3.0

I would probably rate it 3.5 stars. The author's note at the end helped me understand the race piece of the book a bit more as I felt the scenarios were shallow, but so is humanity. What I enjoyed most about the book was the description of the character's love for music. I really felt I was inside his head as he was performing and I could hear the music he was playing. I loved his teacher, Janice...we should all be so lucky to find a Janice to foster our talent. Ray's ability to compartmentalize everything going on around him and do what he did is just phenomenal, but I think musicians are very good at drowning out the "noise" of the world and just playing.