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Fingers
Eighteen-year-old Sam has always been jealous of his younger brother, Humphrey, the famous "wonder child" pianist. But now that Humphrey is fifteen, the one-time child prodigy isn't able to get any more bookings. Sam's mother refuses to accept that Humphrey's career is over and devises a scheme to recapture his fame: Sam will compose "new works" by a long dead gypsy compos...more
Paperback, 197 pages
Published
June 27th 2006
by Tor Teen
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William Sleator's work was recently recommended to me by Richard Gavin, and I'm very happy it was! I really enjoyed this book, and I'm looking forward to checking out some of Sleator's other works.
This one did a great job of introducing a supernatural mystery and not really overexplaining it, of making everything at once grotesque and still enjoyable, of filling the book with characters who were mostly awful people without it ever being unpleasant to read, and of keeping things creepy without ev...more
This one did a great job of introducing a supernatural mystery and not really overexplaining it, of making everything at once grotesque and still enjoyable, of filling the book with characters who were mostly awful people without it ever being unpleasant to read, and of keeping things creepy without ev...more
Fingers by William Sleator is very enjoyable book to read because the story has been supported with powerful and intelligent sentences.It flows easily for the most part of the book.I loved the details that William Sleator used in this book.The book “Fingers” is an amazing thrill ride of the supernatural that will keep you flipping pages until the strange and unexpected end.I'm looking forward to checking out some of William Sleator's novels.Sam is the main character of "Fingers".He is 18 years o...more
The book “Fingers” is an amazing thrill ride of the supernatural that will keep you flipping pages until the strange and unexpected end.
Sam’s brother Humphrey is fifteen—and the once famous child prodigy pianist is no longer able to get to get anymore concerts. It was cute when he was six and tottered out on stage and banged on the piano. But now the plump, hairy, tall pianist is not so cute. So his mother, Bridget, devises a scheme to recapture his fame. Sam will write new pieces of music; Hump...more
Sam’s brother Humphrey is fifteen—and the once famous child prodigy pianist is no longer able to get to get anymore concerts. It was cute when he was six and tottered out on stage and banged on the piano. But now the plump, hairy, tall pianist is not so cute. So his mother, Bridget, devises a scheme to recapture his fame. Sam will write new pieces of music; Hump...more
Sam, the main character, sounds petty and annoying. But I forgive him because he's eighteen and it's not his fault he sounds petty and annoying. I'm not exactly attached to any of the other characters either, but I'm giving this book three stars because it's well-written. The whole concept is a bit weird to me and the ending seems a bit sketchy, but I can imagine a younger me enjoying the book like no other.
A solid ghost story that slacks a little on the mood an focuses more on the telling. I was, however, stupefied ny the quality of the writing. It wa an extremely literary book, and well worth the time. Always amazed at how much more interesting and better constructed teen books are.
it's an amazing plot, but it also is a simple story, I loved the music in it, I wish I could hear them too! I also has a bunch of family values throughout the story that makes it an excellent book!
William Sleator is one of my favorite authors, or probably more like my favorite author. This was a good book, even though he usually writes insane sci-fi. I finished it in like two days... Crazy. I love it when authors write about music. Turns out he's a rehearsal pianist for some ballet, so that's how he knows all that great stuff.
The pianist that supposedly possesses this guy's hands is Hungarian, his name is Laszlo Magyar. Magyar is like the Hungarian language. He's not a real pianist, but I...more
The pianist that supposedly possesses this guy's hands is Hungarian, his name is Laszlo Magyar. Magyar is like the Hungarian language. He's not a real pianist, but I...more
I remember being really creeped out by this book as a child/young adult. As an actual adult, I found it interesting but not as compelling.
Fingers by William Sleator (1990)
All of William Sleator's books are good science fiction for young people, even though most of them take overdone subjects for yet another ride. Sleator somehow does it differently and in a more character-oriented fashion.
This one dealt with sort of a ghost possession plot; two brothers are talented in music, but one got the talent of being able to play piano really well and one got the talent of being able to compose it. What's all that got to do with a dead composer who's influencing them? Oooo...more
This one dealt with sort of a ghost possession plot; two brothers are talented in music, but one got the talent of being able to play piano really well and one got the talent of being able to compose it. What's all that got to do with a dead composer who's influencing them? Oooo...more
William Sleator was one of my childhood favorites, and this was one of my favorite books of his, creepy and smart. His books are shelved as young-adult, but in my opinion they stand up to adult re-reads.
oh
my god
everything every paragraph every sound he describes as musical notes it's all just perfect
every single thing about this book is beautiful
i will always keep it dearly<3
my god
everything every paragraph every sound he describes as musical notes it's all just perfect
every single thing about this book is beautiful
i will always keep it dearly<3
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William Warner Sleator III was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on February 13, 1945, and moved to St. Louis, MO when he was three. He graduated from University City High School in 1963, from Harvard in 1967 with BAs in music and English.
For more than thirty years, William Sleator thrilled readers with his inventive books. His House of Stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth cent...more
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For more than thirty years, William Sleator thrilled readers with his inventive books. His House of Stairs was named one of the best novels of the twentieth cent...more
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