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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'd give this tenor a tenner!
As is so often the case with these reader reviews, upon perusing them I can't help but wonder if we were even reading the same book. In this slim but far-reaching volume, Skvorecky carries through his lifelong themes of freedom vs. conscription, will vs. compulsion, and the idea of humanity vs. the humans involved. The stories are short and almost deceptively witty --...
Published on July 11, 2002 by dfunqued
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0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Beats No-Doze
High School assignments have been more enjoyable. The translator will also be known by posterity as the translator of the authorized bio of Vaclav Havel {out of print}. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Published on September 18, 1999
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'd give this tenor a tenner!,
By dfunqued (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tenor Saxophonist's Story (Hardcover)
As is so often the case with these reader reviews, upon perusing them I can't help but wonder if we were even reading the same book. In this slim but far-reaching volume, Skvorecky carries through his lifelong themes of freedom vs. conscription, will vs. compulsion, and the idea of humanity vs. the humans involved. The stories are short and almost deceptively witty -- because there is a depth of heartbreak beneath. If you favor writers like Klima, Hrabal, and Kundera (although Skvorecky thankfully lacks the latter's pomposity) you'll find "The Tenor Saxophonist's Story" well worth reading.
0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Beats No-Doze,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Tenor Saxophonist's Story (Hardcover)
High School assignments have been more enjoyable. The translator will also be known by posterity as the translator of the authorized bio of Vaclav Havel {out of print}. ZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
0 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Academic officiousness,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Tenor Saxophonist's Story (Hardcover)
Unreadable Freudian clap trap. Avoid this book like the plague
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The Tenor Saxophonist's Story by Kaca Polackova Henley (Hardcover - Jan. 1997)
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