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| Title | : | The Song Is You |
| Author | : | Arthur Phillips |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 250 pages |
| Published | : | April 7th 2009 by Random House (first published January 1st 2009) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Music. Contemporary. Romance. Novels. Literary Fiction. Unfinished |
Arthur Phillips
Hardcover | Pages: 250 pages Rating: 3.26 | 1911 Users | 362 Reviews
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Julian Donahue is in love with his iPod. Each song that shuffles through “that greatest of all human inventions†triggers a memory. There are songs for the girls from when he was single; there’s the one for the day he met his wife-to-be, and another for the day his son was born. But when his family falls apart, even music loses its hold on him, and he has nothing. Until one snowy night in Brooklyn, when his life’s soundtrack–and life itself–starts to play again. He stumbles into a bar and sees Cait O’Dwyer, a flame-haired Irish rock singer, performing with her band, and a strange and unlikely love affair is ignited. Over the next few months, Julian and Cait’s passion for music and each other is played out, though they never meet. In cryptic emails, text messages, cell-phone videos, and lyrics posted on Cait’s website, they find something in their bizarre friendship that they cannot find anywhere else. Cait’s star is on the rise, and Julian gently guides her along her path to fame–but always from a distance–and she responds to the one voice who understands her, more than a fan but still less than a lover. As their feelings grow more feverish, keeping a safe distance becomes impossible. What follows is a love story and a uniquely heartbreaking dark comedy about obsession and loss. Called “one of the best writers in America†by The Washington Post, the bestselling author of Prague delivers his finest work yet in The Song Is You. It is a closely observed tale of love in the digital age that blurs the line between the longing for intimacy and the longing for oblivion.
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| Original Title: | The Song Is You |
| ISBN: | 1400066468 (ISBN13: 9781400066469) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | St. Francis College Literary Prize Nominee (2009) |
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Ratings: 3.26 From 1911 Users | 362 ReviewsAppraise Based On Books The Song Is You
In The Song is You, reformed philanderer Julian pursues Cait, a musician half his age rising to fame on her regrettably named demo tape, Your Very Own Blithering Idiot. It's easy enough to predict how this one is going to go, because you've seen it before.At its heart, the novel is Philips's attempt to share his love of music, but that's a difficult thing to write about. Either the references chosen are so pedestrian that they're dated and tedious (Audrey Niffenegger we're looking at you), orI was intrigued by the premise of The Song Is You, the latest offering by Arthur Phillips, the bestselling author of Prague: the power of music, its ability to invoke emotion and bring to mind memories, both the good and the not so good.Julian Donahue is a 40-something director of commercials in Manhattan. Julian inherited his love for music from his father, who lost his leg in the Korean War. Before his deployment, he attended a Billie Holiday concert at the Galaxy Theater, where he met his
The critically lauded Arthur Phillips and his fourth novel, The Song Is You, is a 21st century meditation on love and music that washes the reader in poetic prose and imagery, but ultimately amounts to old wine in a new bottle or for me, just plain old bullshit.Phillips writing is amazingly good, and its on constant display throughout. Hes a natural at writing prose thats poetic and effective. Much of the praise this novel has amassed is due in part to his skillful writing that weaves narration
Okay... this one is complicated. I have to admit that I came into this novel with a lot of trepidation, as 1) both my wife and one of my dearest interweb friends had already read this and HATED it; and 2) I'd read Phillips' debut "Prague" several years back and HATEDHATEDHATED it with a truly unreasonable passion. So to say I was surprised to find myself enjoying this novel is something of an understatement. But I did: Phillips has a gorgeous, lyrical way with words, and he tells his story in
i saw arthur phillips in a live interview and admit that i was impressed: witty, charismatic, and whip-smart while still maintaining an air of nonchalance. i found his writing to be much the same way. the characters in this book were annoyingly engaging. main character julian donahue's pitiful, yet beautiful, attempt to capture the heart of young up-and-coming irish singer/songwriter/vixen cait o'dwyer was as gorgeous as such a frustrating relationship could ever hope to be. phillips pulls at
And there I was, minding my own business on a Sunday afternoon, when suddenly I could not put down "The Song Is You" by Arthur Phillips. It was like I got hit over the head with a love mallet. It had to be, because for the first third of the book I was trudging through Phillips' metaphor mud, wondering why a character couldn't just wave his hands. He had to be "waving at the air as if bees were approaching his ragged beard with colonial intent." Etc., etc., etc. (As a metaphor abuser myself, I'm
Can't say I enjoyed the novel completely. Phillips is Chabon and Canin placed in a blender. There are sections here--involving Julian's father--that are as breathtaking and brilliant in the vein of 'Carry Me Across the Water.' I wanted Phillips to stay there and ditch the romantic play between Cait and Julian. 2 novels squeezed into one with the less interesting--yet still gorgeously written--novel occupying much of the space. Phillips strained some of his credibility with his plotting only to
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