Great Group Reads: Appassionata
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Appassionata by Eva Hoffman is one of the titles that has been selected by the Women’s National Book Association as a National Reading Group Month Great Group Read. Described by the New York Times as “intelligent and affecting” and by the Washington Post as a “serious pleasure,” this novel about an American concert pianist who becomes involved with an exile from Chechnya explores how a passionate artist is thrown into a crisis when she confronts an equally passionate political rage. The Washington Post review calls Appassionata a “serious pleasure,” which is a good clue to the kinds of readers who might appreciate it. The novel has been praised in particular for Hoffman’s ability to write about music. You can find a discussion guide at ReadingGroup Guides, and an online discussion at GoodReads.
