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The Piano Tuner

Daniel Mason

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"I wanted to read The Piano Tuner because I am a musician, it's about music, and it sounded like an interesting story from reading the back cover. The book is about an Englishman by the name of Edgar Drake, who is assigned by the military to tune a rare piano - it's called an Erard grand piano - and he was assigned to go to Burma. There's a war going on between factions there, and the English are occupying it as part of the war, and that's pretty much it. I mean I could tell you more, but I might be giving away the story. My favorite part of the book is when he finds he piano and the condition of the piano in the city of Burma, and he has to basically evaluate the condition and also the war between the tribes and the Englishmen. The whole book in itself was very interesting. It kept me completely interested, and I just read it all the way through with no problems. I definitely found that as a pianist, I could relate to his character; and being able to tune pianos myself definitely sparked my interest in it. Being a lover of basic working of instruments in any aspect - stringed instruments or whatever the might be - I found that I would probably like it. I would recommend anyone who has an interest in music, adventure stories, stories about family, personal struggles, things of that nature should read this book. It pretty much appeals to all audiences, though. If you like reading, you enjoy it, then this book will be enjoyed by you. I would give this book about five out of five. The story is great, everything, the characters, the depth of description of the climate, everything is just wonderful in this book. So definitely five."