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amduhamel 's review for:
The Violin Conspiracy
by Brendan Slocumb
Entertaining but also implausible — of course, the underdog discovering he has a Strad is unlikely (fun storytelling though! And you’re rooting for Ray throughout) but the idea that someone who practiced violin on an IKEA headboard then had a meteoric rise to a professional level concert career in a very short time, culminating in a silver medal at the Tchaikovsky — need to suspend disbelief.
The overt racism — shocking to read these multiple incidents, and sadly unsurprising that they were drawn from the author’s life. Maybe this book can make a small difference so that some readers don’t assume racist stereotypes.
The overt racism — shocking to read these multiple incidents, and sadly unsurprising that they were drawn from the author’s life. Maybe this book can make a small difference so that some readers don’t assume racist stereotypes.