Sounds Like Titanic is by Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman. The most bizarre memoir I have ever read. A young Appalachian woman wants to be a violinist, but doesn't have the talent. She responds to an advertisement for a violinist and finds herself working for a composer who uses fake musicians to sell his CDs. These "musicians" pretend to play while pre-recorded music plays. This memoir was almost unbelievable, except for the part where she ends up teaching creative writing at a college - having experienced the cesspool that is the English Department at most colleges today, I found that very easy to believe. This book was a finalist for the National Book Award - sad.
Ratings: 11th grade - 2 out of 10 - P (profanity).
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