tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post6130436264675746518..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: The courage to question what we live for (Books - Appassionata by Eva Hoffman)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-70364615756614557902011-07-10T16:52:00.299-04:002011-07-10T16:52:00.299-04:00CB - I don't know if she had any musical educa...CB - I don't know if she had any musical education, she does have experience of the creative process and she certainly convinces one of being inside the head of a pianist. Actually, I think questioning the basis of one's life is anything but a given in many lives, particularly when one doesn't JUST think about it (won't say any more than that as it would be a spoiler). I think many people approach mid-career and crave nothing but routine and protection from the pain of uncertainty, and do anything and everything they can to busy their lives and avoid or dull the nagging curiosity. Others don't, of course.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-16260249436285906962011-07-10T10:01:58.948-04:002011-07-10T10:01:58.948-04:00I like the description of the overly enthusiastic ...I like the description of the overly enthusiastic student you quote towards the end. Is Ms. Hoffman a musician as well? I wonder what a trained musician would say about this book. <br /><br />Towards the end you comment on the main characters courage when she begins to question her life's work. I'd like to think of that as a brave act, but I'm afraid it's something that just happens after a certain age. One can't help but wonder.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com