Soundless

There were moments when this book was very difficult to read- not due to editing errors but due to the difficult subject matter. Many controversial issues are presenting in this peice of literature. William effortlessly takes the reader on a journey through a man's life. She poses hard questions reg......more

Work of fiction about a violin soloist living in Chicago. Beautifully written, but explicit in many places. Psychologically heavy. Like "The Great Gatsby" meets "A Child Called 'It'" meets "Deliverance." A true work of art despite the difficult subject matter, but it comes with a warning to unsuspec......more

I have listened to this book (I've only ever found it in audio book format) at least a dozen times. It is far and away one of the best stories I've ever heard. It is heartbreaking and warming at once and all the characters are so real - it's almost like watching a play. I can not recommend this book......more

The first three quarters were excellent. And then it descended into chick lit clichés and I couldn't wait to get to the end. The ending was abrupt and made little sense. Just seemed as if the author was as fed up with the story as I was.......more