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A review by runjnee
The Auschwitz Violin by Maria Angels Anglada
4.0
What a lovely little gem of a book. No Holocaust account/story fails to tug at my heart, and this is no different. Beautifully written, in a lovely voice; my heart is heavy even hours after finishing it.
There was one abrupt shift in POV near the end, but I guess the formatting was a bit funny since I was reading an ebook. There were a couple of other minor jumps in the narration as well, but I never felt them to be jarringly obvious.
The blurb basically tells you everything you need to know about the story. The violin is my second favourite instrument (behind the cello), but oh the loving attention to detail here may very briefly have shoved it up a bit. What a wonderful little thing to focus on when the setting is such a heavy theme.
I don't know if the translator has done a good job, but I was certainly enthralled by the read. I can only hope to write something as evocative as this story. It's a very short read and I would recommend it to anyone.
There was one abrupt shift in POV near the end, but I guess the formatting was a bit funny since I was reading an ebook. There were a couple of other minor jumps in the narration as well, but I never felt them to be jarringly obvious.
The blurb basically tells you everything you need to know about the story. The violin is my second favourite instrument (behind the cello), but oh the loving attention to detail here may very briefly have shoved it up a bit. What a wonderful little thing to focus on when the setting is such a heavy theme.
I don't know if the translator has done a good job, but I was certainly enthralled by the read. I can only hope to write something as evocative as this story. It's a very short read and I would recommend it to anyone.