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message 1: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Dec 15, 2016 10:35AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) I've read both A Clockwork Orange (#5) and Freedom (#45) but can't see how either has music as a theme? I admit I didn't like Freedom and have forgotten most of the story :-) but I did like A Clockwork Orange. Will someone help me out here?


BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Jazz (#19), in spite of its title, does not have music as a theme.... I get the impression some people look at the book's title instead of the book's theme, while the description seems to me very clear about this ("Novels, short stories and other fiction with music as a theme")


message 3: by Joe (new)

Joe I notice a couple of books on the list which are clearly nonfiction. Should those be removed? (I can do it but I wanted to check first.)


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