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| Title | : | Bellweather Rhapsody |
| Author | : | Kate Racculia |
| Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 354 pages |
| Published | : | May 13th 2014 by Mariner Books |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Young Adult. Music |
Kate Racculia
Kindle Edition | Pages: 354 pages Rating: 3.8 | 7127 Users | 1204 Reviews
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Winner of a 2015 Alex Award
"Delightfully odd...A fine cast of misfits and dreamers and foes. A." —Entertainment Weekly
“A deliciously dark confection of a novel, and one of the most thoroughly enjoyable books I’ve read in years.” —Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You
“Warm, entertaining and thoughtful, and a glorious celebration of music.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fifteen years ago, a murder-suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it, Minnie Graves. Now hundreds of high school musicians have gathered at the Bellweather for the annual Statewide festival; Minnie has returned to face her demons; and a blizzard is threatening to trap them all inside. When a young prodigy disappears from infamous room 712, the search for her entwines an eccentric cast of conductors and caretakers, teenagers on the verge and adults haunted by memories. A genre-bending page-turner, full of playful nods to pop-culture classics from The Shining to Agatha Christie to Glee, Bellweather Rhapsody is a winning new novel from a writer to watch.
“Funny and exuberant, twisty and captivating . . . For its darkness and its glee, I loved this novel.” — Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
“A rollicking story . . . Racculia’s exuberant voice inspires laugh-out-loud moments while also bringing to life broken people who find solace in each other’s heartaches.” — Wisconsin State Journal
"Delightfully odd...A fine cast of misfits and dreamers and foes. A." —Entertainment Weekly
“A deliciously dark confection of a novel, and one of the most thoroughly enjoyable books I’ve read in years.” —Celeste Ng, author of Everything I Never Told You
“Warm, entertaining and thoughtful, and a glorious celebration of music.” — Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fifteen years ago, a murder-suicide in room 712 rocked the grand old Bellweather Hotel and the young bridesmaid who witnessed it, Minnie Graves. Now hundreds of high school musicians have gathered at the Bellweather for the annual Statewide festival; Minnie has returned to face her demons; and a blizzard is threatening to trap them all inside. When a young prodigy disappears from infamous room 712, the search for her entwines an eccentric cast of conductors and caretakers, teenagers on the verge and adults haunted by memories. A genre-bending page-turner, full of playful nods to pop-culture classics from The Shining to Agatha Christie to Glee, Bellweather Rhapsody is a winning new novel from a writer to watch.
“Funny and exuberant, twisty and captivating . . . For its darkness and its glee, I loved this novel.” — Robin Sloan, author of Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore
“A rollicking story . . . Racculia’s exuberant voice inspires laugh-out-loud moments while also bringing to life broken people who find solace in each other’s heartaches.” — Wisconsin State Journal
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| Original Title: | Bellweather Rhapsody ASIN B00E78IB0W |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | ALA Alex Award (2015) |
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Ratings: 3.8 From 7127 Users | 1204 ReviewsColumn Containing Books Bellweather Rhapsody
The only reason why this book is deserving of a two was because of the initial pages. I enjoyed reading through a twelve year old perspective over her older sister getting married,sadly that was the only thing interesting about this novel. It quickly went downhill with the sloppy consistency, resulting in me not caring one way or the other, how the book ended up. My problem with books like this is an author would start off really great, then somehow they go off course, describing something thatThis was one of the most fun books I've read in a long time. Sharp, witty, and full of flashbacks to the late 1990s--if, like me, you were an adolescent at that time, you'll be giggling in delight. But lest you think it's just fluff, there are weightier issues here as ballast, too: a teen struggling with his sexuality, a woman scarred by an abusive teacher who fears she's become a monster herself, a father devastated by a long-ago tragedy. Oh, and two murders. It races along at a breakneck
this review will go live on the blog 05/13Let's take another look at that summary, shall we? In just a single sentence I was hooked and needed to read Bellweather Rhapsody. Not only did the plot sound delightful (or as delightful as a murder/suicide can be), but then to be thrown references to The Shining and Agatha Christie! Unfortunately, when all was said and done, I felt this novel relied too much on those references and lacked its own spark. Take away Jack Nicholson and all that's left is a
This is the type of book I wish Id written.
Kate Racculia's Bellweather Rhapsody is a sweet, slightly goofy, rollicking romp of a book that may be a tiny bit overly ambitious, but it's tremendously infectious, and I can't get the characters out of my mind.It's the winter of 1997. In upstate New York, high school musicians from across the state are gathering for the annual Statewide festival at the Bellweather Hotel, a once-grand place which has become a little rundown in recent years, and reminds many of The Overlook Hotel in The Shining.
Its probably not the best criticism to say that I found Bellweather Rhapsody, a book about a New York weekend music conference attended by hundreds of theatre kids, too theatrical, but there you go. A book about teens who specialize in drama was too dramatic for me. Some people will love its dark and humorous tone (read Leanne's review for someone who was utterly charmed by its over the topness), but for me, author Kate Racculia tried to walk a line between funny and bleak, and she falls off
A couple hundred of the country's brightest teenaged musicians gather under the roof of the fading Bellweather Hotel, where they'll rehearse for two days leading up to the most important concert of their young lives (college scouts might be there!). But there's also a haunting, and a sociopathic program head, and her miserable prodigy daughter, and a concierge with a secret, and a chaperone with a secret (and a gun), and a traumatized woman revisiting the site of her trauma, and talented twins,
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