http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/01/17/false-friends-faux-amis/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=false-friends-faux-amis You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me – C. S. Lewis Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:06:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/01/17/false-friends-faux-amis/#comment-1893 oldenglishrose Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:36:09 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=775#comment-1893 I'm sorry that you didn't appreciate my review, but I will always review everything I read and I stand by my concerns. It's great that other people enjoyed your book and I wish you well with it and the second installment; there are all types of readers who will appreciate a wide variety of books. The fact that yours wasn't for me really shouldn't be a matter for concern for you as, as you say, you've had plenty of positive responses. I am confused by your comment about my review being posted on your site though: clearly I have no control over the content of a site that doesn't belong to me. I’m sorry that you didn’t appreciate my review, but I will always review everything I read and I stand by my concerns. It’s great that other people enjoyed your book and I wish you well with it and the second installment; there are all types of readers who will appreciate a wide variety of books. The fact that yours wasn’t for me really shouldn’t be a matter for concern for you as, as you say, you’ve had plenty of positive responses. I am confused by your comment about my review being posted on your site though: clearly I have no control over the content of a site that doesn’t belong to me.

]]> http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/01/17/false-friends-faux-amis/#comment-1775 Elizabeth Spradbery Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:16:38 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=775#comment-1775 Thank you for the wonderful review. You obviously appreciate huge and unsubtle. The 'Final Thought', although only a few lines, is actually designed to cheer you up: 'On doit faire attention a ce qu'on veut; ca peut bel et bien arriver'. If your French is as good as you claim, you will get the message. I have had some excellent reviews (mostly English ones through librarything.com) so I suppose it is Sod's law that yours is the one posted on my site; could it merely be because you have expended energy on several hundred words? A friend will be helping me soon to set up my own website so that the good reviews will be posted up - I hope in time to give people a fairer idea of Book Two which is due out soon. Elizabeth M Spradbery Thank you for the wonderful review. You obviously appreciate huge and unsubtle. The ‘Final Thought’, although only a few lines, is actually designed to cheer you up: ‘On doit faire attention a ce qu’on veut; ca peut bel et bien arriver’. If your French is as good as you claim, you will get the message. I have had some excellent reviews (mostly English ones through librarything.com) so I suppose it is Sod’s law that yours is the one posted on my site; could it merely be because you have expended energy on several hundred words? A friend will be helping me soon to set up my own website so that the good reviews will be posted up – I hope in time to give people a fairer idea of Book Two which is due out soon.
Elizabeth M Spradbery

]]> http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/01/17/false-friends-faux-amis/#comment-1338 oldenglishrose Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:27:40 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=775#comment-1338 It was very disappointing. I rather hope that someone out there takes it upon themselves to write the book that I expected to read, as I think it would be really quite interesting. It was very disappointing. I rather hope that someone out there takes it upon themselves to write the book that I expected to read, as I think it would be really quite interesting.

]]> http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/2011/01/17/false-friends-faux-amis/#comment-1274 Annie Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:15:52 +0000 http://oldenglishrose.dmi.me.uk/?p=775#comment-1274 What a disappointment. I suppose this is always a risk when you opt for something sight unseen but nevertheless you do expect publishers to offer a fairly accurate description of the book. After all, if they mis-sell too often they're going to get a reputation for it. What a disappointment. I suppose this is always a risk when you opt for something sight unseen but nevertheless you do expect publishers to offer a fairly accurate description of the book. After all, if they mis-sell too often they’re going to get a reputation for it.

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