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A beautifully written paean to music . . . 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 * * 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 * *