tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post4404051166658658843..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Noise of Time by Julian Barnes: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-7459463835891710482016-06-03T14:40:35.872-05:002016-06-03T14:40:35.872-05:00We all make compromises between the dreams of our ...We all make compromises between the dreams of our youth and our adult responsibilities, but I can't even begin to imagine the torturous road that Shostakovich must have had to negotiate in order to protect those he loved and at the same time maintain some artistic integrity in the time of the Great Terror. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-8508681755851578872016-06-03T14:23:31.357-05:002016-06-03T14:23:31.357-05:00Sounds great! That compromise for the sake of fami...Sounds great! That compromise for the sake of family is a big issue for me, though I never lived under an oppressive regime. But also, the problem of compromising one's artistic vision for whatever reason has kept me awake at night. Thanks for a wonderful review!Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-25345731239087843242016-06-01T10:24:23.548-05:002016-06-01T10:24:23.548-05:00It's an unusual book, with the narrative condu...It's an unusual book, with the narrative conducted almost entirely as an internal dialogue by Shostakovich. I noticed that some reviewers objected to that, but I just found Barnes' writing so luminous that it didn't bother me.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-32306552895697561672016-06-01T08:02:51.506-05:002016-06-01T08:02:51.506-05:00Great review, Dorothy! I really would like to read...Great review, Dorothy! I really would like to read this book as I think I could understand the man and his times.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com