Sex, Drugs & Opera: Theres Life After Rock N Roll by Roland Orzabal
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Sex, Drugs & Opera: Theres Life After Rock n Roll by Roland Orzabal Ebook Sex, Drugs & Opera: Theres Life After Rock n Roll currently available for review only, if you need complete ebook Sex, Drugs & Opera: Theres Life After Rock n Roll please fill out registration form to access in our databases Download here >> Paperback:::: 272 pages+++Publisher:::: Crucial 7th Publishing (August 20, 2014)+++Language:::: English+++ISBN-10:::: 9781909122710+++ISBN-13:::: 978-1909122710+++ASIN:::: 1909122718+++Product Dimensions::::5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches+++ ISBN10 ISBN13 Download here >> Description: Solomon Capri is a semi-retired pop star who appears to be settling contentedly into middle-age. With his gorgeous, successful wife, Jenny, his country pile, and gold discs hanging in his plush bathroom, he seems to have it all. But all is not well between Jenny and Solomon; as her business continues to grow, her affection for her husband begins to diminish, and soon divorce is on the cards. To try and win Jenny back, Solomon throws his bruised heart into trying out for a reality TV show that turns lapsed pop acts into opera singers. The ace up his sleeve is an eccentric octogenarian opera coach he employs to get ahead of the competition but, to his surprise, Solomon learns far more than how to improve the quality of his vibrato; especially when his coach asks Solomon to duet with newly single Samantha... Sex, Drugs & Opera is the debut novel of Tears for Fears musician, Roland Orzabal. Im very excited that one of my favorite artists has decided to branch out into novel writing. I pre-ordered the book immediately and read it as quickly as my schedule would allow.Given my enjoyment of Roland Orzabals songwriting over the years, I was pleasantly unsurprised at the beauty of the language in this book. There are lovely descriptive passages such as the countryside as voluptuous as a Reubens nude, and many almost painfully accurate instances of describing emotion and its physical effect. The descriptions of the music in the book helped me understand pieces I had not yet heard, and these added much to my enjoyment (and turned me on to some great music!). First-person POV isnt my favorite, but I found the combination of first person with present tense very effective in making the reader feel in the moment with Solomon.The story is compelling and has a nice arc, but its not without its problems. Foremost among them, for me and I see for others as well, is the pacing. I prefer a show me, dont tell me approach and I was surprised at the info-dump at the beginning of the book. I feel that the backstory of Solomon and FFTB could have been told more effectively, perhaps via another couple of sightings of Fran, whose scenes I found delightful.Some of the characters felt inconsistent. When Solomon first meets Dr. Sparks, the older man behaves like an Alzheimers patient, but the next minute he is sharp as a tack. Jenny as well; at first shes still emotional about his past transgressions, but for the rest of the book shes cool and detached. Consuelos predatory behavior seemed sharply at odds with her previous characterization as a shy, virginal girl. I kept waiting for Solomon himself to have that moment of clarity where he owned his part in the turmoil, but it never happened.I liked the 3 offspring prophecy subplot and how it was resolved, but that entire part of the plot felt rushed (kudos to the author for playing fair with foreshadowing, though). Consuelo was just dumped unceremoniously as a character with no further interaction between her and Solomon, providing no closure. Id like to have seen that fleshed out and not just left as a loose end. (See also: Sylvania. Was she actually fired? If so, why?) The last half of the book, with several newly-introduced characters, seemed very rushed and muddy as well.Even the dogs name changed at one point; a minor thing, but noticeable enough.The end of the story was a bit of a letdown, again with an info dump. It felt very anti-climactic given the buildup of tension throughout the previous several chapters.Its difficult to be so critical of an artist I admire so greatly and to give the impression that I didnt like the book. I did, particularly the sparkling humor. I loved the couple of shout-outs to Doctor Who, which gave this fan a nice little thrill, and I laughed out loud when Solomon mentioned seeing that guy from Tears For Fears. I greatly enjoyed the scenes with Fran, whom Id love to have seen more of, and the recurring joke of Solomons social-media phobia was entertaining as well.Bottom line is, this is a fun, slightly bumpy but ultimately enjoyable read, and I cant wait for ROs next excursion into the literary world. 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