Sunday, December 27, 2020

Natsu Miyashita - The Forest Of Wool And Steel (Penguin, 2020) **



A young man is fascinated by the sound of a piano when it is being tuned by a master tuner and he starts as an apprentice, without actually knowing how to play the piano. His tuning journey leads him and his bosses to meet interesting musicians and situations. It is a story into the power of sound and the quality of sound, acting as a red thread to learn about life itself. 

The story is friendly, sensitive and warm, but totally uneventful. Some will call it the perfect antidote to the stress of everyday life, a reflection on purity and beauty. But you need much better writing skills and a stronger story to make this interesting. 







 

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