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Title: This book was a bit repetetive, and over-formalized.
Review: Hoping for an interesting perspective on the ideas of Glenn Gould, I purchased this book. For the most part, the book sounded like an overdone research paper, in which the author stated a thesis, and spent the rest of the book attempting to validate this thesis. If I were grading this paper, I would definitely subtract points for the repetetive set of ideas that kept resurfacing under different headings. These ideas were well recieved the first time around, but I would expect a fan of Glenn Gould to come up with a more creative way of proving that Mr. Gould's ideas were consistent and meaningful. For anyone interested in Glenn Gould, I would suggest something written by Mr. Gould himself, he knew what he was saying, and I see the interpetations of others as a hindrance to Gould's message.
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