Something Old, Something New discussion

Here is the spot to discuss our June 'Something New' selection Orfeo

Please be aware there could be spoilers!

For those of you interested, here is a link to some extra information on this book and the author from Wikipedia

Enjoy!

Michelle wrote: "Here is the spot to discuss our June 'Something New' selection Orfeo

Please be aware there could be spoilers!

For those of you interested, here is a link to some extra information..."

Hi. I'm about 15% in, and I'm fascinated by the descriptions given of his experiences of music.

Katy, I am so glad you are enjoying this! I am about 100 pages in, and hated putting it down. I'm finding a lyrical quality to his writing which makes the music experience even more profound.

Kate S wrote: "Katy, I am so glad you are enjoying this! I am about 100 pages in, and hated putting it down. I'm finding a lyrical quality to his writing which makes the music experience even more profound."

I'm finding it fascinating. Something tells me it's not for everyone, though.

So, I finished this one last week and have been kind of mulling it over trying to decide if I actually know what happened. It's a good feeling. This felt like a more contemporary stream of conscious voice. Peter took us on a trip and the story fell into place in whatever order in came into his mind.

I liked the way the sentence structure and tone of the book would slow down sometimes and then speed up all of a sudden. It felt like reading a piece of music. I understand not everyone will enjoy this work. It is not exactly an escapist novel, it certainly took some thought. I will be looking for more titles by Richard Powers.

Kate S wrote: "So, I finished this one last week and have been kind of mulling it over trying to decide if I actually know what happened. It's a good feeling. This felt like a more contemporary stream of consci..."

I'm about 80%, and I was really impressed by his description of Shostakovich's 5th Symphony and the work he produced in New York in 1993, that was to come back and haunt him.

Kate S wrote: "So, I finished this one last week and have been kind of mulling it over trying to decide if I actually know what happened. It's a good feeling. This felt like a more contemporary stream of consci..."

I finished it and thought it was fascinating. There were a few times in the middle I wondered where it was going, but it all tied together in the end. Performance. Pushing the boundaries. Music and chemistry (science/numbers).

Glad I read this one.