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The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
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Did not finish by page 50. I did not enjoy the Forrest Gump like premise of this book. I was never a Gump fan so this is not the book for me. I am guessing that people who enjoyed Gump both the movie and book will enjoy more than I did.
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Reading Progress
February 16, 2016
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February 16, 2016
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to-read
February 16, 2016
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fiction
March 15, 2016
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Started Reading
March 15, 2016
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1.95%
"Observations so far: -Narrator is Music - Music sprinkles its essence on gifted musicians when they are born -Frankie Presto born during Spanish Civil War and smuggled to America. Should be interesting."
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10
March 17, 2016
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8.4%
"Slow reading due to busy week. Hope to catch myself up in next few days."
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43
March 19, 2016
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8.4%
"Could not get into this book. By 50 pages I know this isn't the book for me. A Forrest Gump of music, I did not like the premise of either this or Gump. Maybe others who enjoyed Forrest Gump will like this better. DNF."
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March 19, 2016
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Finished Reading
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Oct 31, 2016 03:18PM
Thanks for the heads up about Forrest Gump. I never liked him either. Glad I didn't waste time on this book.
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Teri this is a great example of not every book is going to be good. I didn't waste my time as there's too many good books out there.
I agree. The only book I started and finished due to "peer pressure" was Gone Girl. I hated every character and consider the time I spend reading it as wasted time. Forrest Gump was one of the stupidest movies I've ever seen and if someone says it's like Gump I don't even bother!
My review sounds a lot like yours except that I finished it but didn't enjoy it. Glad I'm not the only one.
I hated Forest Gump, and don't buy in to sensationalism. But this was one of the best books I've ever read. You're missing out :)
