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Finally got around to Joshua Cohen’s first novel. Did not disappoint. You can really see the beginnings of an incredible writer. While it went on too much it is brilliantly structured. His love for Joseph McElroy is evident. His knowledge of classical music at such a young age is mind-blowing. Really really impressive. And with the structure it’s incredibly readable. And the playlist I got out of this...💯
Just awesome. Maybe even better than Witz?
Absolute hilarious genius. Can't wait to read more by Cohen. Here's to Witz 2010!
This was originally published in the debut issue University of New Hampshire's online journal Barnstorm. The original link is kaput, so I'm copying the review here, as it is one of my favorite works by Cohen.It’s no accident that Joshua Cohen’s debut novel, Cadenza for the Schneidermann Violin Concerto, comes packaged in a guise of Schirmer sheet music so exact that it will cause musicians to do double-takes, wondering why they’ve never heard of this Schneidermann fellow. Cohen himself delivers
I made it 56 pages. That's enough.