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Who agreed to publish this?
Well this is one of the worst books I have ever read. I had to read it for a music appreciation class, and the only good aspect of the entire thing is that it was short. The "helpful information" and "secret" theories of music appreciation could have been easily fit into a modest paragraph, and the rest of the book was unnecessary and irrelevant fluff that was so poorly written I was truely shocked. If you have a choice about reading this, I would say don't bother. If you must, do not buy it because it is not worth the paper it is printed on. I suppose it was better than a boring text book lesson on music appreciation, but the information it provided was minimal and barely scratched the surface of the complex methods of music appreciation.

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Entire book conveys one simple idea.
Although the book short, I found it much too long for the simple idea it conveys. The book focuses on a man named Herman Being as he moves through a process of learning to appreciate classical music. Despite the underdeveloped and unrealistic subplots, this book does succeed in presenting the author's idea that repetitive listening is the best way to gain an appreciation for classical music. The book is humorous and enjoyable but I would not recommend it to a friend.