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By turns discursive, celebratory and reflective . . . a beautifully written paean to music, examining the role that it plays in our lives and what it has meant to Faber himself. He is no snob, but no indulgent populist, either. Instead, he has written the best book of its type since Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise * * Observer * *
A series of finely tuned observations formed from personal memories, nuggets of neuroscience and interviews with musical luminaries, in which he attempts to explain "what really happens when we hear, and * * Guardian * *
Fresh . . . Unlike any music book I have read. Often very funny as well as piercingly acute * * Scotsman * *
Michel Faber wrote this book just for you -- ROBERT FRIPP
Praise for Michel Faber: Faber's writing is so dizzyingly accomplished -- KATHRYN HUGHES * * Guardian * *
You are unlikely to regret a single hour, day or month spent in Faber's diverting, exuberant and intelligent company * * Financial Times * *
A truly gifted writer, an addictive storyteller with a nuanced command of language * * Literary Review * *
Faber writes superbly * * Sunday Times * *
Faber has shown that he can write in a breathtakingly wide range of styles * * Scotsman * *