Our scene opens on a concert pianist who has recently found out that he has ALS. He has a contentious relationship with his ex-wife Karina, also a pianist. I️ am immediately drawn to this story since I️ play piano and losing the use of my hands in this case is almost unfathomable. 
This book masterfully put me in the shoes of someone who is swiftly losing the ability to do things for themselves while concurrently explaining how the disease is affecting the body. Lisa Genova is clearly knowledgeable in the field as she is a neuroscientist herself but she makes the topic approachable and personal. 
This book is at times touching and alternately very personal for me having helped care for a parent who slowly lost movement and ultimately went on hospice. I highly encourage everyone to read this.

Another beautiful and thought provoking book from Lisa Genova.
It is raw yet profoundly moving; it is a novel about both holding on and letting go. 
This novel charts the cruel progress of ALS as Richard's  life (as he knows it) is gradually changed and stripped away. His family is fractured and they are holding on to past grievances whilst dealing with the Earthquake that is ALS. The character's imperfections make them relatable and believable and whilst I didn't warm to them immediately, Lisa Genova was able to take me to their world and make me care very deeply.

Thank You Net Galley for the free ARC. 
I have read every one of Lisa Genova's books because I like the general premise. All books deal with neurological disorders that are often scary to even think about. My favorites were Still Alice and Inside the O'Briens so far. This book will be right up there with them. The topic this time is ALS. To imagine to go from a fully functioning and even gifted person, as in the case of a concert pianist, to someone who has to worry about swallowing their own spit is unthinkable. As is the burden this places on families and care givers. Very thoughtfully done!

As usual, author Lisa Genova brings a reader through the life and heartache of a terminal illness with expert care.  I found the story unique in that she shows life with ALS from the eyes of not only the patient but also through the eyes of people around him.  
Richard, a famous concert pianist, recently divorced from Karina, and estranged father to Grace, is diagnosed with ALS, a paralyzing disease.  As his career ends, and his ALS progresses, Richard finds himself alone with no one to help him through this terminal disease.  Until Karina inadvertently finds herself agreeing to be his caregiver.  
A wonderful, sad, honest look at a horrible disease.  I loved it.

Every Note Played is another amazing story by the very talented Lisa Genova.This book, like her others, is deeply and extensively researched. ALS is a terrible and debilitating  disease. Through her characters, Richard(the concert pianist suffering from ALS), Karina (ex-wife), and Grace(their daughter), the reader understands the emotional toll the family member undertakes with each action expressed or labored over. This is  a story about letting go, forgiving oneself and others, and ultimately freedom…of a disease and a life renewed. 
The author takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster ride from the very first page and does not let us off that ride until the story concludes. There is a myriad of detailed and visual descriptions that one cannot help but be part of the story…totally and utterly engaged in these characters’ lives. 
The  author also sheds light on the role of caregivers, the financial burden of this debilitating disease, and the many drugs, equipment, and technology needed to make the patient as comfortable and  functional as possible. 
 With this story, Lisa Genova has most effectively given voice to a disease that robs a person of their sense of self, their dignity, and ultimately their life. This is a book you will remember long after the final page is read.

Right from the beginning you will feel a part of this story.  
You will feel the descriptions of the music and the playing of the piano.

A distinguished piano player cancels his tour due to ALS diagnosis.

ALS
the descriptions   the feelings   the symptoms   the changes 
completely had me engrossed in every word.

I will look at ALS completely different from now on.  
I could not stop reading!!  
I highly recommend this book!!!

Lisa Genova has written a beautiful book about a terrible subject, ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Dusease).  She is able to draw the reader into the lives of the two victims, the patient and the caregiver.  She shows equal sensitivity to both. 

It is rare for an author to depict suffering, not only that of the victim, Richard but of his ex-wife who has taken on the role of caregiver.  This book was incredibly poignant for me, having been the sole caregiver of an Alzheimer’s patient. The loneliness, the anger and the frustration at dealing with this monster are clear. Is this book about Karina or Richard Evans, world famous pianist struck down in his prime by this fearsome invader?

Genova has managed to study both sides of this horrific equation and give voice to the pain of both. The medical details are both accurate and frightening.  I have rarely read a book so stirring.  I thank Genova for this incredible, deeply sensitive book.

Every Note Played by [Genova, Lisa]

This book was excellent; I am rarely as moved by a novel as I was by this one. Recommended.

Review copy provided by publisher.

I was so glad to find out Lisa Genova (author of Still Alice) was coming out with another book, I thoroughly enjoyed all of her other books. I'm not one to read anything that is non-fiction but while reading her novels, I'm left with an understanding of the neurological disorder that is involved. Every Note Played gave me insight to what it is like living with ALS aka Lou Gehrig's Disease. Genova's books are beautifully written with such great detail. I could feel the pain and emotion of Richard who is the one diagnosed with ALS.  I can see how Every Note Played is being compared to Me Before You by JoJo Moyes. Fans of Me Before You must check out Genova's newest book as well as her other works.