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Conroy's debut novel, of a young and neglected musical prodigy who is taken in by a music-store owner, was named one of PW's best books of 1993.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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The reward for a young man's diligence is a journey into the homes of the rich and powerful, a gilt-edged marriage, and Carnegie Hall. 2 cassettes. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 amazing book, Juil 7 2004

Par	Musician and reader (Chicago) - Voir tous mes commentaires

This review is from: Body and Soul (Paperback)

After reading other reviews, I felt compelled to add my own. This is the best book I have ever read and as a musician, there are things about this book only musicians would understand. yes, you can be six and love to practice, you can turn out normal even if all you do is music, and music is a natural talent. One can develop the talent at a very young age without any guidance. Conroy displays all these traits with his character, Claude, and he does it beautifully. When I was a child, I'd sit at the piano for hours and I did somewhat teach myself how to read music. I didn't have a piano teacher yet but I still figured songs out and loved everything about the instrument. But I want to defend Conroy in that some children truly have a calling and will motivate themselves. Besides my argument, this book is extremely entertaining and when it was over I searched the back to make sure there were no hidden pages.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 A good, old-fashioned story, Sep 20 2003

Par	Peggy Vincent "author and reader" (Oakland, CA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Body and Soul (Paperback)

Body and Soul was named best book of 1993 by Publisher's Weekly. There's a good-guy hero, and there's adversity for him to courageously overcome to reach his dream. Director of the Writer's Workshop at the Univ of Iowa, Frank Conroy avoided the easy-out of formula fiction in favor of crafting his novel with straightforward language and careful writing. We meet 6yo Claude, trapped in a NY apartment all day while his mother drives a taxi. He discovers an old piano in his basement apartment and learns to play. As his talent is recognized, interesting people come into his life and help him along the way toward recognition as a prodigy. As a bonus, the story is set in New York in the 30s thru the 60s, so weget a sociology lesson in inner city life of that era.
Also, read Conroy's engaging memoir, Stop-Time.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Excellent Insight, Jui 17 2003

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This review is from: Body and Soul (Paperback)

This wonderful book provides little known insight into the mind of a musician. I found that it had a generally interesting story, although it seemed a little melodramatic at times, especially toward the end. Frank Conroy knows a lot about the musical world, and ties all of the 'trivia' into relevant parts of the story. This book says a lot about the inner psychology of music, or any of the arts. One negative though: Conroy is WAY too hard on Sch�nberg!

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Body & Soul
This is a lovely, lovely coming-of-age book, beautifully written. A gifted young boy, poorer than poor, is graced with mentors who help him learn to play the piano. Read more

Publi� le D�c 9 2002 par mis_58

4.0�toiles sur 5 Great beginning, Hollywood ending
The first half or so of this story was a page-turner, a young boy born into not so nice circumstances turns out to be a musical prodigy. Read more

Publi� le Oct. 18 2002 par Gail Moore

3.0�toiles sur 5 Story?
This is a terrific book with a lousy story. Having only a cursory knowledge of music myself (but a great love for it), I came away far the wiser about how a true musician hears... Read more

Publi� le Mars 31 2002 par Robert B. Wooldridge