43 pages 1 hour read

Steve Lopez

The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship

Nonfiction | Biography | Adult | Published in 2008

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Steve Lopez's The Soloist is praised for its heartfelt depiction of a unique friendship and its compassionate exploration of homelessness and mental illness. Reviewers appreciate Lopez's engaging narrative and empathetic portrayal, though some critique the book's pace and occasional predictability. Overall, it effectively highlights the transformative power of music and human connection.

Who should read this

Who Should Read The Soloist?

A reader who appreciates profound human stories with themes of friendship, music, and mental illness would enjoy Steve Lopez’s The Soloist. Fans of A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar and Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl will find similar depth and emotional resonance.

Recommended

Reading Age

16+years

Book Details

Themes
Values/Ideas: Loyalty & Betrayal
Topics
Mental Illness
Psychology
Music
Genre
Inspirational
Psychology
Biography