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Book Review of The Song Reader

The Song Reader
The Song Reader
Author: Lisa Tucker
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


In this book, a young girl is being raised by her sister after their father abandons them and their mother dies. The older sister becomes a "song reader": she analyzes the songs that are stuck in people's heads and tells them what they mean in their lives. Her business booms until an unforeseen event happens to ostracize her and her sister from the community.

This book is wonderfully written from the younger sister's point of view. You can feel her anger and sadness at the various events in the book. The book also deals with mental illness in a very subtle and moving way.