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The Piano Teacher: A Novel | 
| Author: Janice Y. K. Lee
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  120 reviews
Sales Rank: 852
Media: Paperback
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 0143116533
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780143116530
ASIN: 0143116533
Publication Date: November 17, 2009
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"A rare and exquisite story...Transports you out of time, out of place, into a world you can feel on your very skin." -Elizabeth Gilbert
In the sweeping tradition of The English Patient, Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is a tale of love and betrayal set in war-torn Hong Kong. In 1942, Englishman Will Truesdale falls headlong into a passionate relationship with Trudy Liang, a beautiful Eurasian socialite. But their affair is soon threatened by the invasion of the Japanese as World War II overwhelms their part of the world. Ten years later, Claire Pendleton comes to Hong Kong to work as a piano teacher and also begins a fateful affair. As the threads of this spellbinding novel intertwine, impossible choices emerge-between love and safety, courage and survival, the present, and above all, the past.
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 A Snooze Fest March 18, 2010
Mr. Robert Armendinger (Texas)
I had to agree with many of the negative reviews on this book. The beginning ogf the novel was the strongest part because it demonstrated some character development, introducing Claire. The setting and historical data was somewhat interesting, especially the insight in to the Japanese mentality as the conqueror in WW11 Hong Kong. But the flat, truly unlikeable characters almost put me to sleep. I skimmed through the last 100 pages because this was a Book Club selection. Don't waste your time, it's too precious and there are many better reads out there.
 depressing, but good March 17, 2010
Stacy Wells (Texas)
Captivating. Truly it was. Janice created a beautiful love story in a war torn Hong Kong. A love story that is not perfect, but reality.
War. It is never a pretty thing. They either bring out the best or the worst in a person. Wars divide families and devastate friendships. This book was not an exception. The love between Will and Trudy, Trudy and her cousin Dommie, Trudy and her family, and the relationships with friends were stretched so thin that they broke in most places.
Trudy was a very complex character, and it was not till the end of the novel that I even understood who she really was. She, at times was a survivor. She was flamboyant, smart, cunning. I liked her. Will was honorable and honest, maybe even a coward at times. Claire was the odd character of the bunch. She was naïve, young, inexperienced and simple. I almost believe the book could have and might have been better without her. I saw nothing in her that would draw Will's eyes and attention.
However, this book was quite depressing. I do not like to read depressing books.
 Reader March 16, 2010
BFH (California)
Received my "The Piano". I had to order two so was pleased that the seller had two available. I am also always looking for a seller whom is closest geographically to me. I live in Ca and have noticed most the sellers are on the East Coast. Sometimes I am in a hurry and don't want to wait the extra couple of days. I appreciate when the sellers list which state they are from.
Thanks
Thought-provoking March 5, 2010
Orion (Las Vegas, NV USA)
Lots of interesting questions raised about what people would do if their lives are threatened during war and occupation. Is it more cowardly to submit to the indignity of prison, or is it worse to cooperate with the enemy? Do people deserve to be punished for surviving at any cost? Can a person be broken so badly they never recover? Is it right to carry a burden of guilt for the actions of somebody else? And how can some people justify betraying their friends and feel nothing about it at all?
I liked the book well enough even though parts of it seemed to go off on a tangent, and there were unanswered questions, like what prompted that one guy to hang himself at that particular moment, for example. So I would have preferred fewer details early on, and more details towards the end. Still, it was a good story. Worth reading.
 Unfortunate February 26, 2010
Valerie Bowman (Houston, TX United States)
This book was chosen for my book group. Most of the books we read are historical fiction or from the genre of cultural anthropology. This book certainly fit. It would be easy to say that none of us liked it, but that would not be quite accurate. Still, none of us liked it. A well written book. A story with some twists. A book that kept my attention to the end. I believe all of us completed it. After a couple chapters, I expected to love this book. So why do I give it 3 stars? There was one strange thing about this book, and most of us agreed, we did not like any of the characters. That is extraordinarily odd for me. Still I never wanted to stop reading the book. What did the book in, was the ending. I admit, I like endings that feel good. That doesn't mean it has to be a "happy" ending. I did not like the ending of this book. Yet, regrettably, the ending fit the book. While reading the last chapter, I hoped for one more twist. It was not to be. I wish I had not read it. Yet, I'm not sure Ms. Lee could have written an ending I would be satisfied with that would still be true to the book and fit the nature of the characters.
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