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El fantasma de Mozart
La apacible vida de Anna, profesora de día y médium de noche, da un vuelco cuando Edward, un atractivo pianista, se instala en su edificio. Sus interminables ensayos impiden a Anna contactar con el más allá, pero la antipatía inicial desaparecerá cuando empiece a conocerlo mejor. Temiendo ser rechazada, Anna le ocultará su don, pero un ilustre fantasma, nada menos que el espíritu de Mozart, insistirá en comunicarse con Edward y, de paso, echarles una mano con su relación.
378 pages, Paperback
First published February 5, 2008
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Julia Cameron
106 books2,323 followersJulia Cameron has been an active artist for more than thirty years, with fifteen books (including bestsellers The Artist's Way, Walking In This World and The Right to Write) and countless television, film, and theater scripts to her credit. Writing since the age of 18, Cameron has a long list of screenplay and teleplay credits to her name, including an episode of Miami Vice, and Elvis and the Beauty Queen, which starred Don Johnson. She was a writer on such movies as Taxi Driver, New York, New York, and The Last Waltz. She wrote, produced, and directed the award-winning independent feature film, God's Will, which premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival, and was selected by the London Film Festival, the Munich International Film Festival, and Women in Film Festival, among others. In addition to making film, Cameron has taught film at such diverse places as Chicago Filmmakers, Northwestern University, and Columbia College. Her profound teachings on unlocking creativity and living from the creative center have inspired countless artists to unleash their full potential.
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March 25, 2013
The only reason I finished this book was because it was so bad it was funny. The main character can talk to ghosts, which sounds cool and is why I picked the book up in the first place, but the ghosts don't say anything worth hearing. You would think being dead would give them some perspective, but they do things like complain about the brand of dog food their spouse has started buying. The medium is supposed to be in her 30s, but acts like she is 15 by constantly agonizing about if other people think she is normal or not and throwing fits about issues that turn out to be simple misunderstandings. The book is full of cliches, and the same ridiculous phrases, like "the phone shrilled" are used so often that I really think this book should come with its own bingo board of overused sayings, so at least readers could have some reason to keep plowing through this novel. Mozart's Ghost is the literary equivalent of an out-of-tune piano being played by a guinea pig. It probably would have been much more enjoyable as a 2 minute youtube clip.
February 8, 2017
I don't know why I kept listening to this CD when the main character was so utterly unlikeable in her social and personal immaturity and whinyness and bitchiness. What a STUPID girl!!! I find it hard to conceive that anyone would act that childish and immature for sooooo long.... even when 'sooooo long' may only have been a few months in the context of the story. Well, I guess I would have hoped for something better - character quality-wise - out of Cameron as her Artist's Way books are so popular..... But 'popular' and 'best seller' does not necessarily translate into lots of smart readers - just.... lots of readers.
So, I guess I kept at it because..... it was there..... in my car CD player..... in a box on the passenger seat... and there was no other Book On Tape available until Library Day....
So, I guess I kept at it because..... it was there..... in my car CD player..... in a box on the passenger seat... and there was no other Book On Tape available until Library Day....
March 30, 2008
OK. Any time you combine Mozart and a tall awkwardly handsome red head, I'm hooked. HAHA. I was hooked. I read this book in less than a week which is pretty fast for me. I recommend it to anyone that likes classical music, awkward red heads, the paranormal and really not knowing what was going to happen until the end of the book.
November 3, 2008
The story was too predictable and the characters were flat and transparent. I felt like you never really got into any character's mind...they remained the stereotypic shell of the character they portrayed.
July 23, 2009
I hated this book, which was a big disappointment for me because I love "The Artist's Way" by Cameron. Mozart's Ghost had an intriguing premise, so I kept listening until the 4th CD (it was on audio) until I finally gave up. The heroine was a self-absorbed whiner and I was half-rooting for her presumed romantic interest to turn out gay and want to date her brother...that's how much I disliked her. There was also more bad language and sex than I like in a book, which was the final straw for me. I was in a bad mood the whole time I listened to it. I just wanted to slap the character.
January 3, 2011
I really wanted to like this a lot more than I did, and I honestly think I would have if the main character was even a fraction more likeable. The problem is that it's hard to root for a woman who spends 90% of the book being surly and/or insufferable.
The concept of a medium being haunted by a ghost is a good one, I enjoyed that she had a chip on her shoulder about being 'weird' and I thought her encounters with the various ghosts in it was interesting but her interactions with real people just made you want to shake her. Sometimes you read a book and you genuinely think 'why is that character alone?' but that wasn't an issue here and everytime she worried that her 'gift' would get in the way I just wanted to tell her that it wasn't her gift that caused her to be alone, just her crappy personality.
Her love interest (a red headed pianist called Edward - I can't be the only one's whose head went to Twilight?) was a sweet guy, although he wasn't without his own flaws (flirting it up with her friend in front of her, not calling, generally being a bit of a doormat). Despite them though, I found him endearing but I was maybe biased as I find sensitive, musical, intense, shy men appealing.
I'd suggest giving the book a read - the scenes with Mozart's ghost are pretty fun (he has an interest in Anna helping Edward) and there are some good moments with some of the other secondary characters. The story is good, original and I would have rated it higher if I had liked Anna better as I do think it could have been more enjoyable. Most people might have a higher tolerance to that sort of character flaw than I do though. ;)
The concept of a medium being haunted by a ghost is a good one, I enjoyed that she had a chip on her shoulder about being 'weird' and I thought her encounters with the various ghosts in it was interesting but her interactions with real people just made you want to shake her. Sometimes you read a book and you genuinely think 'why is that character alone?' but that wasn't an issue here and everytime she worried that her 'gift' would get in the way I just wanted to tell her that it wasn't her gift that caused her to be alone, just her crappy personality.
Her love interest (a red headed pianist called Edward - I can't be the only one's whose head went to Twilight?) was a sweet guy, although he wasn't without his own flaws (flirting it up with her friend in front of her, not calling, generally being a bit of a doormat). Despite them though, I found him endearing but I was maybe biased as I find sensitive, musical, intense, shy men appealing.
I'd suggest giving the book a read - the scenes with Mozart's ghost are pretty fun (he has an interest in Anna helping Edward) and there are some good moments with some of the other secondary characters. The story is good, original and I would have rated it higher if I had liked Anna better as I do think it could have been more enjoyable. Most people might have a higher tolerance to that sort of character flaw than I do though. ;)
May 22, 2008
An attempt at making the occult interesting while threading a rather plebian love story through it. Our heroine, Anna, is a medium (not a large, as the running joke goes), who has a love/hate relationship with her calling. She makes the rent giving readings, but longs to be normal. Enter the piano prodigy Edward. Cue irritation, attraction, self-doubt, miscues, etc. and you've pretty much got the story. Flavored with a cast of gay or bi-sexual friends, add a dash of spiritualism of the religious kind, and it makes a credible beach read.
My quibble here is that the protagonist is so irracisible, who could like her, much less fall in love? Cranky seems to be the new trend in light writing; it's not pleasant. You can't get behind a character who is grumpy most of the time.
My quibble here is that the protagonist is so irracisible, who could like her, much less fall in love? Cranky seems to be the new trend in light writing; it's not pleasant. You can't get behind a character who is grumpy most of the time.
October 26, 2008
An okay quick read... basically a typical chick lit book with a slight supernatural twist... I actually think Mozart's Ghost should have been in the book more and it might have been funnier or more something anyway.
September 9, 2010
The best part of this book is the title, which will draw you in. You will then know on about page 5 exactly how the story will turn out and everything in the middle is fluff. Too bad; it's an intriguing plot, but not in these hands.
August 27, 2015
No. Just a constant repeat. His music bothers her, she talks to a ghost, she goes to work. His music bothers her, she talks to a ghost, she goes to work. They sleep together. His music's not so bad. Then it bothers her again.
September 21, 2015
Mozart died broke, so it's no surprise he would haunt a world which publishes this repetitive, relentlessly awful dreck. Easily the worst "book" I've read this year, perhaps this century, perhaps ever.
August 2, 2015
Totally predictable love story. I got the audiobook at the library on an impulse. Figured anything with Mozart would be good. That was a mistake.
June 19, 2025
Doprawdy nie wiem, od czego zacząć. Czy od tego, że polscy wydawcy, kupując za granicą prawa do powieści, zatrważająco często mają gdzieś to, czy nabywany produkt przedstawia sobą jakąkolwiek wartość? Że zatrudniając tłumacza na ogół mają gdzieś to, czy tekst będzie elegancko spolszczony? A może od tego, że jeśli już na okładce pojawia się opis zawartości woluminu, a nie czcze peany nad geniuszem autora i ponadczasowością jego prozy, to nagle okazuje się, że ten, kto taki opis układał, kartkował książkę bardzo nieuważnie?
Takie właśnie problemy mam w przypadku książki Julii Cameron „Duch Mozarta. Komedia romantyczna”. Bo, zaczynając od okładki: opis fabuły jest z grubsza poprawny, aczkolwiek posiada dyskwalifikujące – przynajmniej wobec tego, kto to pisał – błędy. „Anna nie jest zwykłą nauczycielką – umie porozumiewać się z duchami”. Poniekąd to prawda, tyle że bohaterka jest przede wszystkim medium, zaś zawód nauczycielki wykonuje wyłącznie po to, żeby załatać dziurę w domowym budżecie. „Edward nie jest zwyczajnym pianistą – ma wyjątkowy talent”. Nieprawda. „Nadzwyczajność” Edwarda polega na tym, że trochę inaczej interpretuje utwory Mozarta. „Oboje mieszkają w tej samej, nowojorskiej kamienicy i nie są idealnymi sąsiadami”. Dlaczego nie są? On może rzeczywiście trochę denerwuje, bo gra na fortepianie, ale ona? „Anna wie, jak pomóc ukochanemu wygrać konkurs”. Właśnie że nie wie. I dowiaduje się tego jakoś tak pod koniec książki. „I wtedy pojawia się… duch Mozarta”. Nie „wtedy”, tylko na samiuteńkim początku opowieści, kiedy bohaterka nawet jeszcze nie zna Edwarda. „Jest nieznośny i namolny, lecz może wiele zdziałać!” To też bzdura, bo zdziałać nie może nic, głównie wobec oporu bohaterki. W końcu jest tylko duchem.
Może i się czepiam, ale wynika to stąd, że książka zwyczajnie mnie wkurzyła, i to z kilku powodów. Po pierwsze – tłumaczenie. Jest niechlujne i toporne. Niechlujne, bo w wielu miejscach w oczy rzucają się łatwe do poprawienia zgrzyty, jak choćby witające czytelnika zdanie: „Była spóźniona. Znowu wyszła z domu za późno”. Inne zapadające w pamięć przykłady, to określanie gry na fortepianie jako „rzępolenie” (a przecież na okładce figuruje o wiele trafniejsze „bębnienie po klawiszach”), fraza „skandynawskie rysy ludzi, jakich znała z dzieciństwa w Michigan” czy tajemnicza ryba akwariowa o cokolwiek osobliwej nazwie „corydor” (zgaduję, że chodzi o corydoras). A przecież w stopce książki widnieje redaktor prowadzący, redaktor merytoryczny, redaktor techniczny oraz dwie osoby w podpunkcie ”korekta”. Czy naprawdę nie miał kto poprawić tych rzeczy?
Drugi punkt wzmagający irytację to grafomańskie wtręty. Autorka koniecznie chce się pochwalić znajomością trudniejszych słów i wplata w fabułę trochę nazw egzotycznych ryb oraz co rzadszych potraw, a także marki samochodów. Co tylko jej się obiło o uszy w akwarystycznym sklepie albo wskoczyło w oczy podczas przeglądania menu, natychmiast lądowało w tekście, pstrząc go mniej więcej jednym fikuśnym słowem co dwie-trzy strony. Maniera to raczej śmieszna, bowiem wszystkie te określenia nie służą niczemu innemu, jak tylko pokazaniu czytelnikowi, że autorka „znasię”. Do tego dochodzą przerażająco puste dialogi, jawnie pisane wyłącznie po to, by nabić objętość powieści. Zapewne podobną funkcję pełnią obszerne bloki tekstu kompletnie zbędnego z punktu widzenia fabuły, jak choćby pomyłkowy telefon do bohaterki czy rozwlekłe historie miłosnych podbojów jej koleżanki.
Ostatnim „rodzynkiem” jest konstrukcja fabuły. Otóż nie ma ona wiele wspólnego z ogólnie przyjętymi standardami, bowiem podstawowy dla opowieści moment, czyli zakochanie się w sobie dwójki bohaterów, następuje zupełnie ni z gruszki, ni z pietruszki, i to dopiero w drugiej połowie powieści. Wcześniej są to po prostu obyczajowe scenki z życia dziewczyny nie do końca przekonanej o słuszności obranej drogi życiowej. I to scenki bynajmniej nie śmieszne, mimo że na okładce „Ducha Mozarta” pyszni się zachęta (ponoć autorstwa Eriki Jong) mająca przekonać czytelnika, że trzymana w ręku książka jest „poruszająco zabawna”. Tak po prawdzie za tę tak zwaną „zabawność” można tu co najwyżej uznać irytującą ciapowatość pianisty i męczące znerwicowanie bohaterki.
W efekcie otrzymujemy coś w rodzaju mieszanki lichej powieści obyczajowej z kulawym romansem, gdzie od czasu do czasu zupełnie bez sensu pojawiają się duchy, bez których książka świetnie by się obeszła. I nic nie zmieni świadomość tego, iż Julia Cameron była żoną Martina Scorsese, bo informacja taka podnieść może wartość „Ducha Mozarta” chyba wyłącznie u czytelniczek plotkarskich pisemek. A i tego nie jestem tak do końca pewien.
(Esensja.pl)
Takie właśnie problemy mam w przypadku książki Julii Cameron „Duch Mozarta. Komedia romantyczna”. Bo, zaczynając od okładki: opis fabuły jest z grubsza poprawny, aczkolwiek posiada dyskwalifikujące – przynajmniej wobec tego, kto to pisał – błędy. „Anna nie jest zwykłą nauczycielką – umie porozumiewać się z duchami”. Poniekąd to prawda, tyle że bohaterka jest przede wszystkim medium, zaś zawód nauczycielki wykonuje wyłącznie po to, żeby załatać dziurę w domowym budżecie. „Edward nie jest zwyczajnym pianistą – ma wyjątkowy talent”. Nieprawda. „Nadzwyczajność” Edwarda polega na tym, że trochę inaczej interpretuje utwory Mozarta. „Oboje mieszkają w tej samej, nowojorskiej kamienicy i nie są idealnymi sąsiadami”. Dlaczego nie są? On może rzeczywiście trochę denerwuje, bo gra na fortepianie, ale ona? „Anna wie, jak pomóc ukochanemu wygrać konkurs”. Właśnie że nie wie. I dowiaduje się tego jakoś tak pod koniec książki. „I wtedy pojawia się… duch Mozarta”. Nie „wtedy”, tylko na samiuteńkim początku opowieści, kiedy bohaterka nawet jeszcze nie zna Edwarda. „Jest nieznośny i namolny, lecz może wiele zdziałać!” To też bzdura, bo zdziałać nie może nic, głównie wobec oporu bohaterki. W końcu jest tylko duchem.
Może i się czepiam, ale wynika to stąd, że książka zwyczajnie mnie wkurzyła, i to z kilku powodów. Po pierwsze – tłumaczenie. Jest niechlujne i toporne. Niechlujne, bo w wielu miejscach w oczy rzucają się łatwe do poprawienia zgrzyty, jak choćby witające czytelnika zdanie: „Była spóźniona. Znowu wyszła z domu za późno”. Inne zapadające w pamięć przykłady, to określanie gry na fortepianie jako „rzępolenie” (a przecież na okładce figuruje o wiele trafniejsze „bębnienie po klawiszach”), fraza „skandynawskie rysy ludzi, jakich znała z dzieciństwa w Michigan” czy tajemnicza ryba akwariowa o cokolwiek osobliwej nazwie „corydor” (zgaduję, że chodzi o corydoras). A przecież w stopce książki widnieje redaktor prowadzący, redaktor merytoryczny, redaktor techniczny oraz dwie osoby w podpunkcie ”korekta”. Czy naprawdę nie miał kto poprawić tych rzeczy?
Drugi punkt wzmagający irytację to grafomańskie wtręty. Autorka koniecznie chce się pochwalić znajomością trudniejszych słów i wplata w fabułę trochę nazw egzotycznych ryb oraz co rzadszych potraw, a także marki samochodów. Co tylko jej się obiło o uszy w akwarystycznym sklepie albo wskoczyło w oczy podczas przeglądania menu, natychmiast lądowało w tekście, pstrząc go mniej więcej jednym fikuśnym słowem co dwie-trzy strony. Maniera to raczej śmieszna, bowiem wszystkie te określenia nie służą niczemu innemu, jak tylko pokazaniu czytelnikowi, że autorka „znasię”. Do tego dochodzą przerażająco puste dialogi, jawnie pisane wyłącznie po to, by nabić objętość powieści. Zapewne podobną funkcję pełnią obszerne bloki tekstu kompletnie zbędnego z punktu widzenia fabuły, jak choćby pomyłkowy telefon do bohaterki czy rozwlekłe historie miłosnych podbojów jej koleżanki.
Ostatnim „rodzynkiem” jest konstrukcja fabuły. Otóż nie ma ona wiele wspólnego z ogólnie przyjętymi standardami, bowiem podstawowy dla opowieści moment, czyli zakochanie się w sobie dwójki bohaterów, następuje zupełnie ni z gruszki, ni z pietruszki, i to dopiero w drugiej połowie powieści. Wcześniej są to po prostu obyczajowe scenki z życia dziewczyny nie do końca przekonanej o słuszności obranej drogi życiowej. I to scenki bynajmniej nie śmieszne, mimo że na okładce „Ducha Mozarta” pyszni się zachęta (ponoć autorstwa Eriki Jong) mająca przekonać czytelnika, że trzymana w ręku książka jest „poruszająco zabawna”. Tak po prawdzie za tę tak zwaną „zabawność” można tu co najwyżej uznać irytującą ciapowatość pianisty i męczące znerwicowanie bohaterki.
W efekcie otrzymujemy coś w rodzaju mieszanki lichej powieści obyczajowej z kulawym romansem, gdzie od czasu do czasu zupełnie bez sensu pojawiają się duchy, bez których książka świetnie by się obeszła. I nic nie zmieni świadomość tego, iż Julia Cameron była żoną Martina Scorsese, bo informacja taka podnieść może wartość „Ducha Mozarta” chyba wyłącznie u czytelniczek plotkarskich pisemek. A i tego nie jestem tak do końca pewien.
(Esensja.pl)
September 29, 2021
I really wanted to like this one more than I did. The premise- a medium being haunted by the ghost of Mozart, who is trying to meddle in her life- seemed fun, but alas, the execution was lacking. Part of the problem is that I was able to predict exactly how the plot was going to unfold within the first couple of chapters. Now, at least for me, a semi-predictable plot isn't necessarily the kiss of death when it comes to a romance novel, but if I can predict where the book is going, you'll have to try harder to make it an enjoyable journey. In the case of this book I just didn't really like any of the characters. Anna was whiny and shallow and just plain annoying. I was really hoping that she could go through some character growth, but no. All her life problems are everyone else's fault, obviously. She ended the book just as whiny and annoying as she started. Anna's entire family was terrible. Why does she bother answering the phone when her brother calls, given that she obviously doesn't care what he's doing in his life, and he equally doesn't care about her life except for her apartment's potential as a rent-free place to stay when he wants to visit New York's jazz scene? Anna's friends in New York all came across as self-absorbed people who didn't actually care about her. Why she is still friends with any of them, I really don't know. Edward was the best of the book, but even then, his character seemed largely flat and undeveloped. The book only gets 2 stars instead of 1 because it managed to hold my interest enough that I finished it (in the hopes that the Anna would learn a lesson and grow) instead of giving up on it the way I honestly should have. :p
October 5, 2023
Anna barely makes ends meet in her New York efficiency apartment. She is a substitute teacher by day. At night, she is a medium. Anna can talk to ghosts and her clients mostly find her by word of mouth. Actually, one of her most persistent promoters is her school principal. Harold is mourning the recent death of his partner and consults with him weekly thanks to Anna's help. Most of her interactions with the dead are comforting to those who reach out to her. Occasionally, the business can take a darker turn. Recently Anna has found herself haunted by her first celebrity - Mozart. This is thanks to the new tenant in the building. Edward is frantically practicing for a prestigious music competition. His piano playing was annoying enough when Anna was trying to meditate or converse with the dead, but things got much more complicated when Mozart's ghost entered the picture. Mozart is a fan of Edward's playing, but he has a few suggestions that he would like Anna to pass along. Anna is inherently suspicious about sharing her secret with strangers. This has torpedoed other relationships and Anna does not want to blow up her budding romance with the annoying neighbor. But Mozart will not be denied. I did not warm to this story at first. Anna has a quite prickly personality. However, like Edward, I soon began to see her charms and am glad that I stayed with the book. Mozart's Ghost is a fun, fast read that features a cast of quirky characters.
January 30, 2025
I caved and read this book via audiobook. I read "The Artists Way" many years ago. Since then, did on reading other works by Julia Cameron. This book was just over 10 hours long. I stuck with it because I thought somehow it would be better. It didn't. I stuck it out even though at each chapter I couldn't believe I was in chapter #XZ, with each chapter just dragging the story out more and more. I recall getting to chapter 86(!) And I'm not sure how many more chapters it went after that. I failed to read any of the reviews prior to reading it. I was disappointed as to hiw bad this turned out.
While the plot was decent, it was predictable from the start. I do wish I had given up on the book sooner because it was exactly the ending I knew within the first 5% the book. The characters were well developed. The smaller plots- Stacy her friend getting involved with a married man and an open marriage, her brother's violin making, her parents and family dynamics, the weird medium reading where an older woman was killed wasn't resolved.- just dragged it out more. Some of those smaller plots made it seem like they were just taking up space and really didn't seem to build on the entirety of the story. Basically this little romance with paranormal mixed in, could have been told much faster and been a tighter story.
While the plot was decent, it was predictable from the start. I do wish I had given up on the book sooner because it was exactly the ending I knew within the first 5% the book. The characters were well developed. The smaller plots- Stacy her friend getting involved with a married man and an open marriage, her brother's violin making, her parents and family dynamics, the weird medium reading where an older woman was killed wasn't resolved.- just dragged it out more. Some of those smaller plots made it seem like they were just taking up space and really didn't seem to build on the entirety of the story. Basically this little romance with paranormal mixed in, could have been told much faster and been a tighter story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2018
This is somewhere between 1.5 and 2 stars and that is only because I managed to get through it.
I read this book over several workouts at the gym while riding the Arc Trainer. Granted I can't read anything heavy while I'm working out, but this mental Twinkie was not a very good one. It's supposed to be a romantic comedy. But it was unfortunately not funny, and the romance was predictable to the point of being pathetic. The premise of the main character being a medium in touch with the ghost of Mozart was absolutely ridiculous. That's where the comedy is supposed to come in.
I could actually imagine this concept as romantic comedy movie. It could be very cute and fun if done well. Unfortunately, this author did not write a good story. Someone else would have to write the screenplay.
In my opinion the novel was a failure.
I read this book over several workouts at the gym while riding the Arc Trainer. Granted I can't read anything heavy while I'm working out, but this mental Twinkie was not a very good one. It's supposed to be a romantic comedy. But it was unfortunately not funny, and the romance was predictable to the point of being pathetic. The premise of the main character being a medium in touch with the ghost of Mozart was absolutely ridiculous. That's where the comedy is supposed to come in.
I could actually imagine this concept as romantic comedy movie. It could be very cute and fun if done well. Unfortunately, this author did not write a good story. Someone else would have to write the screenplay.
In my opinion the novel was a failure.
March 4, 2019
Julia Cameron’s Mozart’s Ghost thoroughly enchanted me with its playfulness. Indeed, the renowned author of The Artist’s Way, took me by the hand in her romp around New York’s Upper West Side and never let go. Anna, elementary teacher by day and medium for the bereaved by night, meets classical pianist Edward but fails to disclose her after-hours occupation, leading to capricious riffs from the ghost of Mozart himself.
Cameron, a non-fiction writer, memoirist, and author of books on spirituality, is a musician herself. In her hands, we are served special insight into a musician’s mind and practice. Then too, she is able to make the paranormal seem perfectly normal.
A fairy-tale with a large enough dose of reality to seem credible, Mozart’s Ghost is a novel to curl up with on a rainy day, a long winter’s night, or a weekend at the beach.
Cameron, a non-fiction writer, memoirist, and author of books on spirituality, is a musician herself. In her hands, we are served special insight into a musician’s mind and practice. Then too, she is able to make the paranormal seem perfectly normal.
A fairy-tale with a large enough dose of reality to seem credible, Mozart’s Ghost is a novel to curl up with on a rainy day, a long winter’s night, or a weekend at the beach.
March 12, 2019
I picked up a copy of this book for a euro after reading the blurb and being very intrigued. The ghost of a famous composer trying to set up a medium and a pianist? It sounded like the plot of a silly but fun rom-com that I'd watch when I'm sick.
Nope.
For one thing, the chapters (for the first half of the book at least) were about 2-4 pages long so the plot, which was just flat all the way through, felt very disrupted. I didn't find a single character interesting or likable, especially the protagonist Anna who was nothing but a brat the whole time. Getting through the novel felt like a chore and I felt cheated out of what could have been a really fun and cute story.
Nope.
For one thing, the chapters (for the first half of the book at least) were about 2-4 pages long so the plot, which was just flat all the way through, felt very disrupted. I didn't find a single character interesting or likable, especially the protagonist Anna who was nothing but a brat the whole time. Getting through the novel felt like a chore and I felt cheated out of what could have been a really fun and cute story.
March 18, 2017
I wasn't sure I was going to like this book when I started it, but I did get into it eventually. Unlike some of the other readers who have commented, I did not dislike the heroine. I actually found some of her values, such as not spilling everything out to everyone, rather appealing in this confessional age. Once Edward was introduced as an attractive character, and once relationships began to develop, I became more interested.
I have to say that this is not a great book---- it is, however, a pleasant, if slightly silly book. It has been a great offset to a very serious, very depressing book I am reading for my Book Group- a book which all should read, but which will not leave one feeling better about certan aspects of US history. It has been a bit of a relief to also dive into the world of young New Yorkers, love, music and ghosts.
I have to say that this is not a great book---- it is, however, a pleasant, if slightly silly book. It has been a great offset to a very serious, very depressing book I am reading for my Book Group- a book which all should read, but which will not leave one feeling better about certan aspects of US history. It has been a bit of a relief to also dive into the world of young New Yorkers, love, music and ghosts.
October 16, 2019
I read a few articles that referred to Julia Cameron's book "The Artist's Way," so I looked for an audio version at my library. They didn't have it, but they had this instead. I thought that if her book apparently helped writers, her own writing should be good. Maybe fiction just isn't her thing. I listened for about 20 minutes and gave up.
October 10, 2020
Honestly this was terrible - there wasn't anyone who was really on Anna's side. Mother - No, Harold - not really, just for what she can do for him. Tommy - no, her one female friend - Nope, and her brother was the worst of the lot.
Anna needs therapy to learn how to cut out toxic relationships because all the ones in her life are just that.
Anna needs therapy to learn how to cut out toxic relationships because all the ones in her life are just that.
January 10, 2021
Writing from the perspective of a professional violinist who knows the world of prestigious musicians and all they go through, and as quite a quirky personality myself, I particularly enjoyed this unusual and fun novel. I related very much to both of the characters and their particular struggles. All around enjoyable!
October 30, 2021
Picked this up in the library only because Julia Cameron wrote it- I was intrigued to read some of her fiction since her writing books are so fantastic. This writing, plot, and characters are really trite, it read like something written in the early 1980s. Couldn't finish.
July 4, 2023
When I was a kid, I loved Bewitched and I Dream of Jeanie. I wanted to have special powers. But this book is about a young adult who just wants to be normal.
I thoroughly enjoyed her tales and conversations that you nor I have.
I thoroughly enjoyed her tales and conversations that you nor I have.
April 18, 2024
The idea of Mozart ghost being around to help Edward the talented pianist. I thought all the characters were interesting – I guess having stories set in New York is not something that I am attracted to..
September 10, 2017
Total escapist fiction.
September 14, 2017
Cute story about a reluctant Medium, a love that falls in her lap and meeting a celebrity spirit.
December 15, 2017
Nice little ditty for an afternoon read. One needs to like spiritualism as well as music.
January 17, 2019
Didn't finish..
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