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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
I'm curious if you thought the voice of Ben was distinct enough. I've read criticism that it was too similar to Jakob. Looking forward to reading more of the book this weekend, and I should be getting into the Ben chapters.
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I think that's probably a fair criticism. I wasn't aware of it bothering me, especially as I thought the book more a collection of poems on a theme than a novel. I thought I was hearing Anne Michaels' voice as a poet rather than Jakob's or Ben's as characters.
From the point of view of a novel, it's possible that it was Jakob adopting Ben's voice rather than the inverse. It entirely depends on the level of detail found in Jakob's notebooks. But you'll come across that yourself.
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I played in bands and orchestras through university. During some of the passages, I felt an emotional reaction that was more similar to how I feel when I'm playing an expressive piece than sitting and listening to one. Sounds weird but I guess that means it really connected with me. It was kind of an odd sensation and an interesting thought that popped into my head.
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Yeah - that wasn't so bad. I was thinking more of the references to Brahms, Schubert etc... I didn't get the references to the works.
I just went to YouTube and listed to some of the
Piano Quartet in C Minor Op 60 I Allegro ma non troppo which I think was mentioned in the book(??) Never heard it before. It was nice - but I'm not really sure how I attach a significance to the reference within the story.