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A review by dankeohane
Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay
4.0
Picked this up on vacation on a whim, mostly because of the cover (not the one shown here on goodreads, which isn't quite as good). The writing is superb, real, dimensional characters the author deftly paints with only a few strokes. She is also a musician one can tell because of the sheer, almost natural knowledge of the language of music. It never gets in the way. I will admit the characters aren't always the most likeable. They can even be irritating sometimes with their self-absorbtion, but I think that's pretty deliberate. Remy is pretty stable but the cracks begin to show, and her counterpart Mable has a ton of cracks right off
Spoilers maybe
but learns, over a long span, to embrace them. At times I was thinking, I don't know do I want to continue with these folks, and when that happens the writing carries you along. Honestly, the ending makes it worth it. No giveaways, promise, but I'm not talking about any major events, mainly the story, as told, ends with such a perfect, natural note, it completes the whole thing. Probably should work in a symphony metaphor here, but will leave those to the author.
Spoilers maybe
but learns, over a long span, to embrace them. At times I was thinking, I don't know do I want to continue with these folks, and when that happens the writing carries you along. Honestly, the ending makes it worth it. No giveaways, promise, but I'm not talking about any major events, mainly the story, as told, ends with such a perfect, natural note, it completes the whole thing. Probably should work in a symphony metaphor here, but will leave those to the author.