The Music Room : A Novel

Rating:
Summary: Very disappointing.
Review: I feel the novel was very overrated. Just simply plodded along. Boring.

Rating:
Summary: A Sombre and Thought Provoking Read
Review: In his trademark casually eloquent style McFarland takes us deep into the story. While the protagonist fights with his own emotions over his brother's sudden death, he finds himself thrust into an unknown world. Having to now deal with dysfunctional family members, he finds himself unable to heal and cannot avoid feelings of guilt and remorse.

While not without it's flaws, like the implausible all too simple liquidation of our main character's business interests, the story is still strong.

Read it and reflect.

Rating:
Summary: Unrelentingly Dismal
Review: Not just a flawed family, but a flawed narrative. The characters are so tedious and self-important that the book was slow torture to read. Because of the complete lack of sympathy that the characters evoke, when the many bad things happen in this novel, I just didn't care. A tedious novel.