false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172892744m/229108.jpg 229108 6 As a child, Renne showed promise of becoming one of the world's greatest cellists. Now, years later, his life suddenly is altered by two events: he becomes a juror in a murder trial for the brutal killing of a Buddhist monk, and he takes on as a pupil a Korean boy whose brilliant musicianship reminds him of his own past. 1399660 1994 The Soloist total:563|5:81|4:234|3:183|2:51|1:14| 563 2006 747 90 2 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 19 04:00:01 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 22 07:24:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 19:05:22 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 12:29:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Oct 24 20:10:08 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 20:27:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Mon Jan 12 08:05:28 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 08:05:44 -0800 2009 From the back of the book: As an adolescent, Renne Sundheimer was hailed as potentially the greatest cellist who ever lived...But at the age of 18, his gift deserted him, and now he makes his living as a cello teacher...Suddenly Renne's life changes dramatically when he becomes involved in a m...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Feb 23 18:24:39 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 18:34:30 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:02:35 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 09:43:19 -0700 2008
A friend lent me his copy for the book's paradoxical trial of a young man convicted of killing his Zen master. Sunheimer, a cellist since youth,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 18:03:10 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 22:17:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 1995 Thu Aug 13 13:38:20 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 17:15:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 27 19:28:34 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 15:23:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 15:01:35 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 11:50:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 21:54:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 21:54:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 14:09:12 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 19:39:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 05 11:52:06 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 03 13:40:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 17:19:15 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 16:46:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 19:07:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 19:10:54 -0700 2009
It was not but the book is good in the way of Carol Shields. The character is cutoff and not a little depressing. Unlike the "Stone Diaries", it does, I think, end well. Re...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 22 09:10:03 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 22 09:11:26 -0700 2009 It is an incandescent work about personal growth. Renne is a former musical chold prodigy now teaching music at a university - too young to be a retired concert soloist, too old to st...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat May 16 18:18:54 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 18:18:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 07:01:38 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 07:02:36 -0800 2009
I also always enjoy books about music and what it does for you psychologically.]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 12:57:03 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 21:40:57 -0800 2009 At times I felt Lopez was trying to hard to make Nathaniel Ayers do what he wanted him to do, but in the end, his willingnes...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 10:56:47 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 10:59:20 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=229108