The Piper's Son
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Average rating4.4
Another spectacular work and my favorite contemporary book by [a:Melina Marchetta 47104 Melina Marchetta https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1277655889p2/47104.jpg]. At this point, i don't think she has the capacity to write anything bad.The Finch-Mackee family drama hits so deep. I don't know how all the dialogues and all the characters seem to be tailored to gut you. Sometimes it's not something sad or tragic, sometimes a simple friendly conversation or family moment can be a tear jerker. The writing in general is outstanding and like every Marchetta book, i end up loving every character and every sentence.While i loved everything and everyone in [b:Saving Francesca 11103838 Saving Francesca Melina Marchetta https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1356068992l/11103838.SY75.jpg 18042740], The complicated family relationships and Tom as the protagonist raised the bar for this book. It's very commendable how the author takes cliché situations and turns them into something profound.Some parts didn't grip like the way most of the author's other books do. But i don't think that this story is meant to be read to be hooked in, but to understand and appreciate. Tom as a protagonist surprised me and he ended up being my favorite Marchetta character besides Froi.
Let's face it – I'm not going to finish this weird book. I'm totally confused: I pretty much loved [a:Marchetta's 47104 Melina Marchetta https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1277655889p2/47104.jpg] earlier novel “[b:Saving Francesca 82434 Saving Francesca Melina Marchetta https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327865374l/82434.SY75.jpg 18042740]”. It was one of the best books I've read 2019 so far. Thus, I expected to love “The Piper's Son” as well but I never got into this book. Somehow, the entire book with its plethora of characters and jumps in time falls flat for me. What I'm taking away for myself is this: Just as in music there are one-hit wonders in literature as well. To me, it seems like Marchetta is one of those – she wrote one amazing book in which she told the one great story she had to share with all of us and for that I'm grateful. Blog Facebook Twitter Instagram
this book makes me cry every time i read it. saving francesca is just a preface. tom's story is the real punch in the gut.