Trumpet: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)

Required for a class. Shipment was easy and the book was in perfect condition when received.

I am constantly forcing other people to read this novel- the writing is tight and amazing, the characters are compelling and as the former partner of a transman, this gave a partner a voice that I found realistic and sad and wonderful. It's hard to find voices for transpeople and their partners in quality literature, but this met my needs to feel recognized and also should be counted as a contemporary classic novel. I've shared this book with multiple book-lovers and every single one has loved it (in fact, I'm not sure that my copy came back to me last time....). It may be time to buy this for myself again.

This may be a tad biased because I was required to read this book for school, & I generally have a distaste for being assigned books I don't get to choose and having to write literary analysis on them. This book was okay and somewhat thought provoking, but ultimately I felt like there was really no point to it. I felt like at the end, nothing had really happened. The only real twist is at the beginning and after that, I felt like I was waiting through the entire book for something to happen. I wouldn't say it's bad, but It isn't my taste.

This extraordinary and sensuous novel is told primarily from the point of view of a son who is disgraced by his father's behavior and seeks revenge. This tale of secrets and betrayal is brilliantly handled. Every detail and every symbol has significance. The prose reads like a jazz composition.

I had to buy this book for class and I love it. I would honestly ready it again!

Jackie Kay writes like the poet she is. I read this book for my book club. Due to the subject matter, we had a very spirited discussion. I have recommended this book to anyone who likes good writing, loves music and has an open mind.

This story starts off strange, but it is a very interesting read. I wonder if it is based on the life of a real jazz musician. If you know somoene is is suffering from a crisis in identifying with their gender this book tackles that issue.

Trumpet is the current "read" for my Book Club. I can't wait for our discussion because I'm thinking we will all give it two thumbs up. (I SO LOVED ROGER EBERT. That last comment is dedicated to him.) The story line, the writing style, the format, the EVERYTHING ...Trumpet is GENIUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Das Buch ist absolut lesenswert, es wirft Fragen ethnischer und geschlechtlicher Identität in unserer modernen Welt auf und wie diese miteinander in Spannung stehen.

ich liebe dieses Buch und werde es (spätestens zu Weihnachten) dieses Jahr wohl viel verschenken! Die Story ist einfallsreich, es ist super geschrieben und man muss emotional einfach mitgehen. Klasse!

This book not only tells a story which will campure you until the last page, but also fascinates with its way of story telling that will -like a puzzle- give you different perspectives, hints and clues until you can make up your own image of who was Joss Moody.

A beautiful book challenging the notion of the boundaries of gender and sex. Finally got round to understanding the differences between transgender and transsexual.

Muy bien tratado el tema, curioso el planteamiento, original y realmente muy bien llevada la trama y el desenlace final