Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I want to be
Pony trekking or camping
Or just watching TV
Finland, Finland, Finland
It's the country for me
You're so near to Russia
So far from Japan
Quite a long way from Cairo
Lots of miles from Vietnam
Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I want to be
Eating breakfast or dinner
Or snack lunch in the hall
Finland, Finland, Finland
Finland has it all
You're so sadly neglected
And often ignored
A poor second to Belgium
When going abroad
Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I quite want to be
Your mountains so lofty
Your treetops so tall
Finland, Finland, Finland
Finland has it all
Finland, Finland, Finland
The country where I quite want to be
Your mountains so lofty
Your treetops so tall
Finland, Finland, Finland
Finland has it all
Finland has it all
-Michael Palin, Monty Python
And now Finland has Carrie Jones. A free book for anyone who can translate this review. (And are the Fins such rabid consumers of YA fiction that their newspapers regularly review American YA that's not even available in their language? Can I move to Helsinki?)
NOTE: Apparently this is in Swedish, but the newspaper is based in Finland. Good to know.
5 comments:
Are you sure Palin wrote Finland? I was pretty sure it was Eric Idle.
Did I just miss the point?
Too bad it's not Finnish. My Yooper friends know quite a bit of Finnish. But all they taught me is, "Hysta nappa" (smell my navel), and "Suaman buska, un huuva, boika" which I will not translate because it would have a deleterious effect on your internet filter ratings.
Did I just miss the point, too?
Sadly, I can't translate the review. But I did get my hands on a copy of "Tips." Borders had a lovely stack on the summer table. I have it on order from the indie store, but it's not in yet and I just couldn't wait to dig in.
I'm loving it so far. Belle's a total sweetie. I hate Bob-the-icky-Beatles-songs-hummer, and Carrie's details are so good that I can actually feel that east coast frozen fall.
Have fun at BEA!
I wonder what the DDR score is for that article.
GO CARRIE!
Andrew: No, foreign YA is not regularly reviewed over here - only occasionally by afficionados such as myself :o) And I cannot BELIEVE the newspaper has it's own Wiki entry!!!!
Finland truly has it all.
Yours truly
The reviewer
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