Disagreeing with Ivry - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Submitted by Joe Claro, Jul 22, 2007 13:55

The nitpicking in Mr. Ivry's review is so petty as to make one wonder if he actually read Sheed's book. Yes, Sheed makes some idiosyncratic comments, such as his evaluation of Harry Warren's "That's Amore," and yes, he does demean lyricists more than anyone should who claims to love the songs in question. However, the overall tone of the book is so joyous, so delightfully upbeat, that no one who shares Sheed's affection for those songs should fail to read what he's written. The book is delicious, and if Sheed reveals an inability to accept homosexuality casually, that's a minor flaw in such a terrific piece of writing.

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