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| Title | : | The Song Is You |
| Author | : | Arthur Phillips |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special 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 ReviewsCriticism Epithetical Books The Song Is You
I found The Song Is You to be ridiculous and amateurish, far beneath the level of Prague. The friendship/flirtation "relationship" between "Cannonball" and Cait is strictly schoolgirl-fantasy stuff. What I do like about the book is how it shows how much some of us are affected by music. For Julian, or Julian's father, music is even more than the soundtrack to real life. It's food, fuel, inspiration, a driving force. It's also what happens to propel both men to meeting their wives (neither ofI 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
So I am torn by this book. On one hand it is a great story of an unconsummated love affair. It absolutely captures the obsessive mental energies that can be spent on another person even--no especially--one with whom we have little to no actual contact. The middle sections were funny and cute and wonderful (end of Spring and most of Summer). However, it took me 3 days to read the first part (Winter) and I was rather bored through Fall at the end (although that was a mere 17 pages).I am also not a
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
Ive been meaning to read this book for years now, ever since it came out in Hungarian. It looked just like the perfect novel for me: pop music, New York, a love story whats not to like? Especially since I grew up on Nick Hornby and his pop culture evangelism. This book, however this was the biggest disappointment ever.The premise is somewhat of a cliché (which shouldnt necessarily be a problem, but in this case, I feel everything is a problem): the burnt out ad director, Julian, who cant get
I really wanted to like this book. There was so much potential. I absolutely loved the beginning ("Julian Donahue's generation were the pioneers of portable headphone music, and he began carrying with him everywhere the soundtrack to his days when he was fifteen."). Even though I am just beyond the main character's generation, I get the soundtrack to life thing - how to hear a song reminds you of some past time and it's hard to separate that memory from the song. Good songs can get ruined by
Anyone who has seen the evolution from 33 1/3 to compact disc to digital download will be able to relate to this book, at least parts of it if not the plot romance. The part that music plays in contemporary life if visceral, and the ability to have an entire library in your pocket is to me still a miracle. Julian is described as not knowing the names of the sharps and flats, but knowing the emotional trigger they can provide. The beautiful prologue, for instance, describing his father's love for
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