Formed in 2009, this Sydney book club meets usually 8 or 9 times a year to discuss our books over some wine and cheese.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats
The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan-Philipp Sendker
Blog by Marty 18th Feb, 2016 Our first book group meeting of the year
Our rating for this book averaged 7.25/10 and was described as "endearing, lovely but gauzy".
Sharon's comments : Nicely written and beautiful love story between Tin Win and Mimi. Stories in Burma give us a good idea of the lives and times of Burma in the 50s. In particular I liked the character of the old monk U Ma and the generosity of Su Kyi.
Unbelievable though that Tin Win did not try to go back to find Mimi until 50 years later when he already committed to another woman and family. What sort of love is that ?
Ending is too soppy and U Da could not possibly have known all the emotions that Tin Win went through in the telling of the story to Julia.
I rate it 6/10.
Is this a fairy tale ? Is it believable that Tin Win can leave Mini all these years ?
Sharon's comments :
ReplyDeleteNicely written and beautiful love story between Tin Win and Mimi.
Stories in Burma give us a good idea of the lives and times of Burma in the 50s. In particular I liked the character of the old monk U Ma and the generosity of Su Kyi.
Unbelievable though that Tin Win did not try to go back to find Mimi until 50 years later when he already committed to another woman and family. What sort of love is that ?
Ending is too soppy and U Da could not possibly have known all the emotions that Tin Win went through in the telling of the story to Julia.
I rate it 6/10.
Is this a fairy tale ? Is it believable that Tin Win can leave Mini all these years ?