The Forest of Wool and Steel | 
pickLearning, experimentation, pursuit of beauty, pursuit of meaning, battling against the illusion of perfection. The right book at the right time? Something meditative, focused on the senses.
What's impressive is though I spent a couple dutiful, indifferent years playing the flute in school, I never had this much passion for an instrument, I know nothing about pianos, and yet this still captivated me. 1/?
Props to Rohan Eason, the illustrator. 👏🏻
Onomatopoeia are up to the writer, but having never encountered these particular syllables in English, I think the translator has directly transcribed (wrong verb?) these from the Japanese. Unique experience to see another language's onomatopoeia. Nifty!
Love the illustration progression in the part title pages.
Something to do with wool...🧶🤔
Did I request one of these books thinking it was the other one, having heard both titles on book podcasts? Yes. Am I now interested in reading both? Yes! The beauty of a library-based TBR, I don't have to PAY for these types of mix ups, I can just enjoy the results. 😁
One from my TBR; actually about pianos, not #mountains. Still, a beautiful rendering for today's prompt! #CuriousCovers
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
I‘m off from work today which means morning snuggles and reading time in bed😍
I‘m only a few pages into the book, but so far it‘s a lovely story about a young boy who falls in love with tuning the piano (- without actually playing himself). He is currently training to be a piano tuner ☺️
Thanks for the tag @actualdisneyprincess 🤗 #motivationalmonday @Cupcake12
1. I got a giftcard for an arts supply shop for my birthday and really hope I‘ll manage to go there this week (+ find time to paint afterwards😍)
2. I usually read on the Couch ☺️
3. hmmm can‘t think of one right now🤔🤔
How about you @Tanisha_A @ephemeralwaltz @Buechersuechtling & @julesG 🤗
pickA beautifully written love song to the piano, "The Forest of Wool and Steel" is a truly captivating story. Another piece of Japanese literature that I really enjoyed, it's 4 stars from me.
My full review is up on my blog now ?
There's a strong chance that any book using forests and trees as the prevalent metaphor will be one I enjoy, but even with that bias, I think the writing here was extraordinary (credit to the translator also for conveying such). 6mo