Books by Richard Powers
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review 1: I give huge points to books that surprise me, that juxtapose ideas in a way I haven't seen before, and this one certainly does that. One barrier for me to really plug into it was the extensive descriptions of music pieces, structure, and sound. I am not music-illiterate by any me...
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review 1: A great story it's not. Several characters appear tough initially but soon become as vulnerable as pieces of paper ash. The strongest one emotionally becomes the most wrecked. What held my interest was the author's use of his comments in first person, sprinkled throughout. Th...
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review 1: Human Nature Many reviewers are taken with the topicality of Power's books - his interest in science and music, his command of detail, his obvious research and intellect, his clever writing. My belief is that Powers is a master of trying to unravel human nature and that his novel...
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review 1: Demorei mais tempo para ler este livro do que qualquer outro existente na minha prateleira. Dei por mim a querer desistir de o ler variadas vezes. A leitura é muito cientifica, e a maneira como a narrativa de desenrole torna-se confusa. Até mesmo no final fico com algumas questõe...