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Michael Kenton is a middle-aged man living in middle-class comfort with wife Lisa and daughters Millie and Katia. Drifting complacently towards retirement, Mike's world is turned upside-down when he is thrown unexpectedly onto the career scrapheap.
While Lisa's career sky-rockets, Mike slobs around in his track suit playing guitar, rekindling his teenage love affair with pop music. Knowing Lisa wouldn't approve, he plots a secret 'comeback' at a grimy Crouch End bistro where music executive Ben, desperate and out of time, asks if he can enter one of Mike's songs into the Eurovision Song Contest.
With nothing to lose, Mike focuses on Eurovision but quickly finds himself staring down the barrel of low level fame. His crumbling marriage now page five news, he must choose between his musical dream and mending his broken family, a task complicated by the re-appearance of ex-love of his life Faye.
A laugh-out-loud comedy about love, family, friendship and Euro- tack by acclaimed stand-up and comedy writer Simon Lipson.
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Song In The Wrong Key edition by Simon Lipson Health Fitness Dieting eBooks
This one really teeters between 4-5 stars, and since half stars are not allowed, I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt and give it a 5.A Song in the Wrong Key is a funny/sad, heartwarming/heartbreaking story about what happens when you suddenly realize that the life you've been quite content with isn't really the life you wanted.
Mike Kenton is going through a bit of a rough patch. His 20 year marriage has stagnated and he's just been laid off from a job he lost his passion for years ago while his wife's career is taking off. To help take the edge of the desperation he feels at being unemployed, he turns to music, which had been his passion during college, but which he sensibly gave up when it came time to grow up and lead a productive life. And then suddenly, everything seems to turn in his favor. Does Mike finally get to live his dreams? Will he be able to fix his marriage? Does he even want to?
Mr. Lipson does an excellent job of capturing the angst of a socially awkward adult trying desperately not to fall flat on his face as he tries to salvage what's left of his dignity given the situation he finds himself in. Mike's story unfolds as Mr. Lipson masterfully describes Mike's relationships: with his wife, his children, his best friend, and his old college girl friend (not girlfriend), for whom he had unrequited feelings which he never really got over. I can relate to Mike on so many levels and as a result found myself rooting for him as life just sort of happened to him. I also felt the bitter sting of every slight, rejection, insult and outrage, whether real or imagined. This is definitely one writer I will keep an eye on.
I find it odd that as an American woman, the contemporary books and characters I most strongly identify with have all been written by British men: Emma from One Day (actually, anything by David Nicholls), Annie from Juliet, Naked (by Nick Hornby), and now Mike Kenton from A Song in the Wrong Key.
I found Mr. Lipson to be a bit of a logophile (I had to look that up!) because despite the fact that I don't consider myself a slouch in the vocabulary department, I came across several words in this novel that I was unfamiliar with, in addition to the slew of British slang, some of which my Kindle's "look up" function didn't know what to make of. Not a bad thing, but I was a little disconcerted by it. Nothing like being forced to keep looking up words to make one's conceit feel completely misplaced! : P
So on that note, I'll end with an innocent, non-retaliatory, non-judgmental query of Mr. Lipson: Lionel Richie? Seriously?
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Song In The Wrong Key edition by Simon Lipson Health Fitness Dieting eBooks Reviews
I'm a big Eurovison fan. And I just happen to be an American. These two things don't always go together as I never have anyone to talk to about the crazy acts and awesome, cheesy ballads that are debuted every year. I wanted to learn more about Eurovision, so I picked up this book.
It was definitely not something I was expecting. I don't really relate to the middle age woes of the protagonist Mike Kenton, but I found myself sympathizing with him. Simon Lipson's characterization and writing style were great and I really enjoyed all the time he put in to developing his characters. From the brash, animated Ben to the timid, hormonal babysitter Bea, each character was vibrant and felt like a real, fleshed-out person.
The story moved along at a good pace and there were quite a few genuinely funny parts. At times, I had to reread a sentence or three in order to fully understand what the other had written. Like another reviewer said, I consider myself knowledgable...but some of the archaic-sounding words threw me for a loop. I was glad to expand my vocabulary, though!
I feel like the end of the story was a bit rushed and I would have liked a bit more closure, but maybe that was the author's intent? Overall, I found it to be a very enjoyable read and it definitely makes me want to go to Eurovision even more now )
You either love or hate the Eurovision Song Contest - and, as you guessed, I love it! (It's my mum's fault - she'd never miss it, and I'd watch it with her, even though it was a foregone conclusion that she'd vote for Malta.) So I couldn't resist buying this book. Simon Lipson is a brilliant writer. He has an easy, readable style, and can make you laugh out loud or battle back the tears. When the affable hero of the book, Mike Kenton, suffers from stage fright - well, you feel sick with nerves too. The story moves steadily along. The characters are rounded, the dialogue's natural, the ending ... well, I won't give too much away, but it's the one you want. I found it hard to turn my off while I was reading this. I thorougly recommend it and will be buying everything else this author writes.
This one really teeters between 4-5 stars, and since half stars are not allowed, I'm going to give it the benefit of the doubt and give it a 5.
A Song in the Wrong Key is a funny/sad, heartwarming/heartbreaking story about what happens when you suddenly realize that the life you've been quite content with isn't really the life you wanted.
Mike Kenton is going through a bit of a rough patch. His 20 year marriage has stagnated and he's just been laid off from a job he lost his passion for years ago while his wife's career is taking off. To help take the edge of the desperation he feels at being unemployed, he turns to music, which had been his passion during college, but which he sensibly gave up when it came time to grow up and lead a productive life. And then suddenly, everything seems to turn in his favor. Does Mike finally get to live his dreams? Will he be able to fix his marriage? Does he even want to?
Mr. Lipson does an excellent job of capturing the angst of a socially awkward adult trying desperately not to fall flat on his face as he tries to salvage what's left of his dignity given the situation he finds himself in. Mike's story unfolds as Mr. Lipson masterfully describes Mike's relationships with his wife, his children, his best friend, and his old college girl friend (not girlfriend), for whom he had unrequited feelings which he never really got over. I can relate to Mike on so many levels and as a result found myself rooting for him as life just sort of happened to him. I also felt the bitter sting of every slight, rejection, insult and outrage, whether real or imagined. This is definitely one writer I will keep an eye on.
I find it odd that as an American woman, the contemporary books and characters I most strongly identify with have all been written by British men Emma from One Day (actually, anything by David Nicholls), Annie from Juliet, Naked (by Nick Hornby), and now Mike Kenton from A Song in the Wrong Key.
I found Mr. Lipson to be a bit of a logophile (I had to look that up!) because despite the fact that I don't consider myself a slouch in the vocabulary department, I came across several words in this novel that I was unfamiliar with, in addition to the slew of British slang, some of which my 's "look up" function didn't know what to make of. Not a bad thing, but I was a little disconcerted by it. Nothing like being forced to keep looking up words to make one's conceit feel completely misplaced! P
So on that note, I'll end with an innocent, non-retaliatory, non-judgmental query of Mr. Lipson Lionel Richie? Seriously?
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