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A review by docpacey
Orfeo by Richard Powers
4.0
Q: Powers is always impressive in his ability to drive a story with beautiful prose. 4
E: Classical music is something that I appreciate, but don't love deeply, like Powers. I still enjoyed this story, because it was a companion to the Goldbug Variations, which played heavily on the themes of there being musical complexity hidden in the complexity of base pairs in genetics. I find Bach more accessible than Mahler or avante-garde composers of the 20th century, but the gist of the connection was clear to me.
I never really felt that Peter descended into hell, even one of his own making. he struggled, sure, but his art was always his guiding principle. 4
I: Not as strong as GBV, and very readable, but not really re-readable: 3
qxe + I = 19
E: Classical music is something that I appreciate, but don't love deeply, like Powers. I still enjoyed this story, because it was a companion to the Goldbug Variations, which played heavily on the themes of there being musical complexity hidden in the complexity of base pairs in genetics. I find Bach more accessible than Mahler or avante-garde composers of the 20th century, but the gist of the connection was clear to me.
I never really felt that Peter descended into hell, even one of his own making. he struggled, sure, but his art was always his guiding principle. 4
I: Not as strong as GBV, and very readable, but not really re-readable: 3
qxe + I = 19