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Pendulum: Remember The Notes
Music can take you to places where no man can walk, nor bird can fly. For Arnold that place is the distant past.
Arnold has never had a family. Still, he's always had music to guide him through life. Whilst hiding from his pushy foster parents, he finds a shoddy old piano and some simple sheet music with the ‘Remember The Notes’ scrawled on the top. He plays the song and gets transported back to when the song was first played… Venice, Italy, 1698.
Here he meets Barty; the eccentric inventor of the piano. An elderly man who feels his invention was just one big waste of the little time he has left. He feels his invention has failed and the people of the era are quick to dismiss it as he struggles to play anything of worth to the patrons. In a night of rage, he destroys the piano, sickened at how it wasted so many years of his life.
This leaves Arnold with no method to return to the modern age and so he must convince Barty that the recreation of the piano is for the good of humanity. However, time is quickly running out as Barty is rapidly descending into the unreturnable grasp of Dementia.
Arnold has never had a family. Still, he's always had music to guide him through life. Whilst hiding from his pushy foster parents, he finds a shoddy old piano and some simple sheet music with the ‘Remember The Notes’ scrawled on the top. He plays the song and gets transported back to when the song was first played… Venice, Italy, 1698.
Here he meets Barty; the eccentric inventor of the piano. An elderly man who feels his invention was just one big waste of the little time he has left. He feels his invention has failed and the people of the era are quick to dismiss it as he struggles to play anything of worth to the patrons. In a night of rage, he destroys the piano, sickened at how it wasted so many years of his life.
This leaves Arnold with no method to return to the modern age and so he must convince Barty that the recreation of the piano is for the good of humanity. However, time is quickly running out as Barty is rapidly descending into the unreturnable grasp of Dementia.
142 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 28, 2016
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November 24, 2016
This book is what I would categorize as realistically unrealistic. The main character is very typical teenager in an "I don't care anymore" attitude and has been treated quite poorly by the world at times.
He is angsty and most importantly I could relate. I haven't cross checked any of the historical information presented in this novel but if you aren't a stickler for that kind of thing, this book might pleasantly surprise you.
The author writes in a way that is easy to understand and follow. This is a read that isn't overcrowded with characters or events. It is short with just enough tension to keep the reader hooked.
Four stars because there was an extra piece of excitement needed and the fact that the conclusion, although satisfactory, could have been drawn more.
I hope I am making sense, but this is a solid read with very little negative points. Don't hesitate to pick it up, it is worth the read.
He is angsty and most importantly I could relate. I haven't cross checked any of the historical information presented in this novel but if you aren't a stickler for that kind of thing, this book might pleasantly surprise you.
The author writes in a way that is easy to understand and follow. This is a read that isn't overcrowded with characters or events. It is short with just enough tension to keep the reader hooked.
Four stars because there was an extra piece of excitement needed and the fact that the conclusion, although satisfactory, could have been drawn more.
I hope I am making sense, but this is a solid read with very little negative points. Don't hesitate to pick it up, it is worth the read.
August 25, 2021
Highly recommended read, which follows a relatable, angsty teen, as he struggles to find meaning in his life, written with a uniquely Irish comedic twist.
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