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A review by andrea59
The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain
4.0
I'm really angry with the characters of this book. That's the word, angry. I finished it with a mix of sadness and rage, calling both of them stupid.
And, despite my anger, I can undestand why this book is important. I can understand that, even though they wew stupid, it isn't too late. That idea is somehow hopeful, but it still angers me.
I believe this story to be important in order to learn that cowardice can destroy your life more than bravery ever could. I also think that, despite this harsh lesson, this book manages to give you hope (regardless of my anger), because you may have second options, and you may be happy after all.
What pains me the most is to think of all the years of half-truths and the fact that the author decided not to show more tender moments between the two of them.
What I do appreciete is the sincerity of this book. It doesn't hide anything that people may considerate inappropriate and it also shows the things that most authors prefer to omit (that doesn't have to be a bad thing, I'm just saying that is strange for a book to show them).
All in all, I don't regret reading this, and yet it was and it was not what I was expecting from it.
Oh, I also have to say that I didn't expect the explanation for the name of the novel. Such a beautiful and meaningful one.
And, despite my anger, I can undestand why this book is important. I can understand that, even though they wew stupid, it isn't too late. That idea is somehow hopeful, but it still angers me.
Spoiler
This, above all things, is about about the sorrow of "losing your time". About how stupid and painful is to be unhappy just because you are too afraid. About what you may lose if you never get to be brave enough. It angers me because they could have been so hapoy together, for so many years, and yet their fear made them keep each other apart. I was so angry with the end because I understood that Anton loved Gustav with all his heart, and yet he hurt him and he behaved in a neglectful manner.I believe this story to be important in order to learn that cowardice can destroy your life more than bravery ever could. I also think that, despite this harsh lesson, this book manages to give you hope (regardless of my anger), because you may have second options, and you may be happy after all.
What pains me the most is to think of all the years of half-truths and the fact that the author decided not to show more tender moments between the two of them.
What I do appreciete is the sincerity of this book. It doesn't hide anything that people may considerate inappropriate and it also shows the things that most authors prefer to omit (that doesn't have to be a bad thing, I'm just saying that is strange for a book to show them).
All in all, I don't regret reading this, and yet it was and it was not what I was expecting from it.
Oh, I also have to say that I didn't expect the explanation for the name of the novel. Such a beautiful and meaningful one.