tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post18240709005601920..comments2023-03-20T12:30:54.749+00:00Comments on Ju's Reviews: Song in the Wrong Key - Simon LipsonJulia Sandford- Cookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13831503758578617925noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post-7178270807187228582012-05-08T22:11:02.876+01:002012-05-08T22:11:02.876+01:00Thanks for taking the time to comment, Simon. I ap...Thanks for taking the time to comment, Simon. I appreciate your insight and feedback.<br /><br />I think there probably is a classic comic novel waiting to be written entirely about Eurovision - or maybe a true Eurovision history would be comical enough...Julia Sandford- Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831503758578617925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post-25590399332695102042012-05-07T16:47:17.845+01:002012-05-07T16:47:17.845+01:00Hi Julia. Yours is my first mediocre review and I ...Hi Julia. Yours is my first mediocre review and I intend to take it like a man! So far the book has garnered only 4 and 5 star ratings on Amazon and Goodreads, but it would be foolish of me to expect it to appeal to everyone. I would only take issue on one point. It is not - and was never intended to be - a book about Eurovision. Far from it. It's about families, relationships and career dilemmas. It's through music/Eurovision that Mike rediscovers his pride and finds redemption. Eurovision offers too many easy targets (and, admittedly, I took aim at a few) but I steered clear of making too much of it for fear of losing touch with the principal themes. Perhaps you'll prefer my second book, Standing Up, which should be out in the Autumn. Best wishes, SimonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14524683280247181453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post-41029830147707415482012-05-03T18:50:10.332+01:002012-05-03T18:50:10.332+01:00I only bought it because of the Eurovision connect...I only bought it because of the Eurovision connection but it doesn't come up until halfway through the book and even then it's a little rushed. Which is a pity - there's surely plenty of comedy mileage in silly costumes, cliched lyrics, and Europe united in irony.Julia Sandford- Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831503758578617925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post-79793582847269465952012-05-03T18:48:35.284+01:002012-05-03T18:48:35.284+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Julia Sandford- Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831503758578617925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post-69628230753114713112012-04-30T21:28:19.487+01:002012-04-30T21:28:19.487+01:00Oeps, sounds like a... great book? ;-)Oeps, sounds like a... great book? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709400587954049265.post-63916512589263853742012-04-29T19:21:38.949+01:002012-04-29T19:21:38.949+01:00Well and truly damned with faint praise. But it&#...Well and truly damned with faint praise. But it's a book about Eurovision?? Whilst I appreciate your musings on the technological stampede I think that really I should like to know more about the Eurovision side of things ;)Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869020218612506964noreply@blogger.com