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A tip- don't get the CD with the back ground music, they are not very good CDs. They play to slow, so just have your vocal coach play for you...
Another reason to buy this book is because everyone that sings opera owns this book and it is refered to a bunch in the "Opera World." They are also great audition pieces (I know from experience)! In addition, it is not rare that you will be asked to sing these arias at recitals since all the songs are very beautiful. You must get this book!
It is also convenient to have some knowledge of the South American history, which has been woven throughout the whole book. I missed that knowledge, although the book makes a lot clearer about that history. De numerous civil wars have never led to something good, a leaning to power leads to isolation.
Despite the lack of background knowledge, the book is definitely an absolute must for those who have the ability to pierce through the magic shell of sometimes absurd supernatural events and penetrate to the core of the story. Enervating was the speed of the story; from the first page it takes hold of you and drags you along with breathtaking velocity. On every page something happens, never does it become boring for a moment.
What fascinated me the most was the deepening of the characters, who are described in a very crystallised, almost caricaturised way. Solitude, pride, hatred, love, fear, devotion and so on are enlarged, but still these qualities stay completely recognizable.
Márquez has, to my point of view, received completely rightly the Nobel Prize for literature, which was based mainly on this book. It is not an easy book, but who takes the trouble to read it will not remain untouched.
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There are good things later in the book, but this was a very off-putting introduction.
Rogers writes well and the presents his topics in an organized manner. After reading it completely, I enjoyed rereading individual chapters in a random order to glean more of his insight. I recommend the book to those programmers that want to look into the future of effectively designing their products to be used in a distibuted environment.
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The supporting characters of Charlie, Lily's true love, Muriel, Stephen's mother and Coventry, Stephen's chauffeur/best friend are wonderfully written. I especially enjoyed Gregory's constant reference to the food that "Cook" served the family during the rigidly proscribed meal times. She ably described the societal customs of the upper middle class and how Lily constantly chafed at them.
This is not a romance novel, by any means, but a fascinating story of what happened to the generation of men who fought in World War I and the impact of this on those left on the home front.