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The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb
4.0

I really enjoyed this book, and it says some incredibly important things about systemic racism in the western art music world and the world at large. The author put events that actually happened to him into the story, and they were heartbreaking. The prose moments written about the music were beautiful and prompted me to listen to all the pieces.

With that said, there were clear moments elsewhere in the prose that this was his first novel. The twist was a little meh for me. I look forward to seeing his writing develop and mature.