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This story was a LOT heavier than I thought it would be. The song reading was an interesting concept but the story mostly focused in family, secrets, and the struggle of being human. Sometimes you can't save people from what is in their mind and you can't heal a sickness they don't wish to be cured of. This story left me with a darkness, a sadness I couldn't shake but overall I enjoyed it.


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The Song Reader Lisa Tucker 9780743497008 Books Reviews

i ordered this book based on its 5star rating...it most certainly is NOT a 5-star book. the plot, if that's what it could be called, is silly, contrived and pointless. i expected much more focus on the actual songs and their lyrics; instead, we get a rambling, whining diatribe on depression. if the townsfolk loved mary beth so much, why would they be so quick to turn on her? and if everyone knows holly's dad is a total creep, why would everyone be so quick to jump on his side. this novel, while readable, is total mush best suited for a day on the beach. it has zero literary merit and will get under your skin solely because it is annoying.
The characters in this book will immediatly capture your imagination; they're tough, funny, vivid and alive. This is one of those rare tales that appeals to both adults and teens because it speaks so directly to the human experience. Tucker's skill in portraying complex relationships, setting a scene, and helping you lose yourself in the world she's formed is really staggering. Seriously, pick this one up--you won't regret it.
Both my 12 year old daughter and I read the book, and we both enjoyed it very much.
"The Song Reader" by Lisa Tucker was one of the best books I've read in a while. A friend recommended that I read it awhile back, so I did. Her and I are both very interested in music, so I figured by the description that I'd like it. The book is a very intriguing read and one that I couldn't put down.
A story of life and it's challenges. How relationships intertwine and how we compensate and deal with disappointments and challenges in families. Music is a central theme in how Mary Beth helps people figure out their major life issues.
I really loved this book and the author's insights into everyone's feelings until the last quarter of the book. The way it was tied up at the end, I thought was not in keeping with the progress the "song reader" was making in her life. Plus, it then ended really ubruptly. But, I loved the rest of the book so much I was still glad I read it and will look for more from this author.
in praise of Lisa Tucker's first novel.
Tucker's story winds around the "gift" that big sister Mary Beth has been given in a small southern town. Mary Beth, a waitress raising her younger sister and a small adopted son, is a caretaker by nature. She discovers a unique talent, "reading people's lives". Unlike a fortune teller, MaryBeth talks to others about the songs that are important to them, and have been important to them throughout their lives. Mary Beth does "readings" and keeps charts on everyone who comes to her for help, and her advice, gained through an analysis of the lyrics that keep popping up in a client's head at odd moments. To Mary Beth ..."I have a calling in life" .. and her help is usually so on track that a large following in their little town relies on the premise that their own songs are not random, but rather that they have meaning just waiting to be uncovered; something that, it seems, only Mary Beth can do.
It's an interesting premise, and it is background music to the story told by LeeAnn, Mary's Beth's adolescent sister. To LeeAnn, the gift inspires others and puts their little family in the heart of the town....
"... wishing I could go back to when the music was like a spirit moving through our town, giving words to what we felt, connecting us all."
As the tale unfolds, parallel secrets about a prominent town citizen are uncovered through song reading, leading Mary Beth's reputation to tarnish, and her spirits to unravel. At the same time, secrets of their own family -- why their father disappeared, and what role their deceased mother played, are covered up by Mary Beth, who thinks that she is sheltering LeeAnn from knowledge that will hurt her.
Eventually, unhinged by the responsibility for both the family and the town's opinion, Mary Beth begins to fade, and it is then that LeeAnn takes over the indomitable spirit that has kept them going for years.
Although based on a unique and whimsical premise, Tucker's book is really about relationships, the bond between sisters, and about never giving up, no matter how difficult the terrain of your life. Tucker writes lyrically and well, bringing each and every character to life, including the mystical father figure, who finally comes to be a part of their lives again. Both sisters in the tale finally find the one thing, the love between the two of them, that will give them "the strength to handle all the rest".
I so look forward to more from this author, and highly recommend this lovely debut.
This story was a LOT heavier than I thought it would be. The song reading was an interesting concept but the story mostly focused in family, secrets, and the struggle of being human. Sometimes you can't save people from what is in their mind and you can't heal a sickness they don't wish to be cured of. This story left me with a darkness, a sadness I couldn't shake but overall I enjoyed it.