A review by heat_her
Sight Reading by Daphne Kalotay

4.0

Although I particularly love the parts about the music in Sight Reading, the whole book is beautifully written. The story follows Hazel, Nicholas, and Remy, and shows how each of them uses their creative abilities to deal with life and everything life throws at them. Kalotay does a fantastic job writing about love and friendship, and the connections, misunderstandings, and sometimes pain that are a natural part of close relationships. I was duly impressed with the way Hazel, Nicholas, and Remy made their non-traditional family work without giving in to the drama that divorce and sharing a child seem to frequently cause. I love that the three of them use their art as a way of expressing themselves when they feel unable to express themselves with words.

I have been meaning to read another of Daphne Kalotay’s books–Russian Winter–for quite some time, and now I am really looking forward to finding time for it. Kalotay’s writing is just lovely, and I recommend Sight Reading to music lovers and to anyone who likes good literary fiction.

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