The Spanish Bow Audiobook

" Great book. It was one of the books that I was sad it was going to end before it was over. "

" A well-written sweeping tale of music and Spain and dictators. Right up my alley. "

" I loved that it took place in Spain, was historical, musical, and very nicely written. Was a bit slow going in places. "

" Who knew this was an Alaskan author? "

" This novel was written in the style of a memoir and was about a professional cellist, his life, and political views and struggles during Frano's rule of Spain and WWII. It had some good parts, but I found it a bit slow and choppy. It didn't flow very well and I sometimes had trouble wanting to read it. But then it would pick up again for a while and I didn't want to put it down. The characters were very well developed and intruiging and the history was interesting. It was ok. "

" I really enjoyed learning about Spanish history. A good read "

" Good read - I briefly dated the writer's sister Honoree' "

" A great story which got lost in lack of editing. Too many words caused characters to get lost "

" Fabulous story. Wonderful, insightful characters and well researched history of Spain from early 1900's to WWII. "

" Set in Spain in early 1900s. Musical prodigies, art, politics, and more. "

" I just couldn't get into this book and I've tried numerous times. "

" A cellist witnesses historical events of the Spanish civil war and WWII. "

" Not my usual reading because, except for mysteries, I'm not a great lover of fiction. However, this is a pretty interesting book though I think you need to know more than I do to correlate it to Franco's reign, which the reviews say it does. "

" I enjoyed this story of a musician surrounded by world events in and between wars in Spain and Europe. The character comes to several times in his life where he needs to make a choice. It did take me a while to read, but a very impressive well researched novel. "

" the beauty of the cello "

" This book follows the life of a musician in Spain through the Spanish-American War, a stint in the Spanish royal palace, World War II and the Spanish Civil War. Quite entertaining until it loses steam in the WWII period. "

" A fairly good read. I felt the first half of the book read better than the latter half. Sometimes less is more, and this would be such an instance: no reason to stretch it out without providing the same detail and depth of a storyline as was shown earlier in the work. "

" Started strong but the ending caught sluggish and caught up in the politics. The plot didn't go where I'd hoped it would. But overall, pretty good. "

" Thoroughly researched and beautifully written. I sped through this book without noticing I was reading, except when I stopped to dog-ear a page or underline a phrase. I hope Romano-Lax will continue on the novelistic path, although I've also enjoyed her nonfiction. "

" I wish I had remembered to comment on the book when I read it a few months ago. I remember it being very good and horribly sad. "

" The narration of this book is excellent and the story very interesting. I love the different characters. "

" An interesting mystery based on Pablo Casals. I enjoyed it but not the best writing I have ever encountered. "

" Picked up this used book on a whim and ended up enjoying it very much. Well written, interesting characters and an unusual story. "

" This novel is loosely based on the life of cellist Pablo Casals. Great if you like music, cello, Spanish history. It examines the question of the role of an artist or anyone in the face of disasters, including the Spanish Civil War in this book. "

" Excellent! Engaging, complicated, multi-dimensional characters, interesting historical setting during Spanish Civil War and WWII Europe and the musical elements all contributed to creating multiple layers of enjoyment in reading this novel. "

" This novel is loosely based on the life of cellist Pablo Casals. Great if you like music, cello, Spanish history. It examines the question of the role of an artist or anyone in the face of disasters, including the Spanish Civil War in this book. "

" I enjoyed this book. It was historical fiction taking place in Spain in the first half of the 20th century. All about the role of art and music in society and morality. "

" It's supposed to be unputdownable, but honestly I felt it was dragging... Interesting idea but the main character was not likable. Good writing though... "

" I really enjoyed the story of this book, and though the history was quite complicated and took a bit of slogging at times it really did interest me in the time period. It reads as a fictional autobiography, and the story does get submerged a bit at times. "

" really fun book about a cellist but takes you through the Spanish Civil War and first and second world war. Explains the history well "

" A cellist witnesses historical events of the Spanish civil war and WWII. "

" This is a book about a child prodigy who lives in Spain during Franco's time. It takes him from birth until his retirement. It is warm, funny, poignant. I loved it. "