Mozart's Sister

First the good... This book inspired me to 1. Learn more about Mozart and listen to the operas mentioned 2. Travel 3. Be a big butch feminist and wear army boots every f-ing day Now for the bad... Nothing happened in this book. Nannerl (Mozart's sister) is portrayed as a sweet little big-nosed wallflowe......more

This is an interesting portrayal of what it must have been like living life in the shadow of W A Mozart. A talented musician in her own right, Nannerl struggles with her self-worth and frustrated ambitions as her father promotes Wolfgang as the future of the family's success. While the author focuse......more

Though I do not consider myself a musician, I really enjoyed this book. I did grow a little weary with Nannerl’s jealousy/feeling sorry for herself/discontentment, but I can imagine that was a real part of her life. She couldn’t marry the man she loved, but that tragedy added depth to the story. I l......more

I have mixed feelings about this book. Nannerl (mozart's sister) is hard to really like for a great deal of the book. The author wrote in first person from Nannerl's point of view. While I found her to be self absorbed and petulant I gritted my teeth and overlooked it in the beginning because she wa......more

This is a bio-novel about the not-so-famous sister of Mozart. A bio-novel is where the author takes their true life stories and writes a novel, but sometimes has to come up with parts of it, like dialogue. As a musician, avid reader, and a person intersted in history I loved this book. I am not a bi......more