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3.36 AVERAGE
3.36 AVERAGE
Cute, quirky summer read. Can't wait to read the sequel!
DNF @ 20%
This did not grab or entertain me as I hoped it would
Dare I say that the book Is overwritten? It's very wordy without really saying much.
This did not grab or entertain me as I hoped it would
Dare I say that the book Is overwritten? It's very wordy without really saying much.
3.5 stars A little more focus and much less background would have made this much more enjoyable. #bookgirls #july #lifetimereading challenge
Not as much humor as I was expecting, but quirky
Not in the mood for this. Returned to library.
I think I don't like translated books.
I think I don't like translated books.
I really wanted to like this book and it had potential, but it just wasn’t a great fit for me.
Poldi moves to Sicily from Germany at the age of 60 because she is deeply depressed and wants to die and she plans to drink herself to death. Her family encourages her nephew to stay with her. Then a young man who works for her disappears for three days and Poldi worries and starts to investigate. Then she finds his dead body and is able to magically stop being an alcoholic so she can solve the murder.
This story is told by the nephew as Poldi told it to him.
From the blurb on the book I expected Poldi to be an interesting character, which she was. But I wasn’t expecting a woman who started every day with brandy and didn’t stop until they passed out at night. It was unclear whether or not the author intended the alcoholism to be funny, to add depth to her character or to make her sympathetic.
I didn’t really find the mystery or setting were developed enough to make the reading enjoyable. Also having it narrated by the nephew made the perspective awkward or perhaps it was something lost in translation.
It just wasn’t the kind of book I enjoy.
Poldi moves to Sicily from Germany at the age of 60 because she is deeply depressed and wants to die and she plans to drink herself to death. Her family encourages her nephew to stay with her. Then a young man who works for her disappears for three days and Poldi worries and starts to investigate. Then she finds his dead body and is able to magically stop being an alcoholic so she can solve the murder.
This story is told by the nephew as Poldi told it to him.
From the blurb on the book I expected Poldi to be an interesting character, which she was. But I wasn’t expecting a woman who started every day with brandy and didn’t stop until they passed out at night. It was unclear whether or not the author intended the alcoholism to be funny, to add depth to her character or to make her sympathetic.
I didn’t really find the mystery or setting were developed enough to make the reading enjoyable. Also having it narrated by the nephew made the perspective awkward or perhaps it was something lost in translation.
It just wasn’t the kind of book I enjoy.
Scribd audio. I think this might have been better in print. It didn’t grab or hold my attention on audio. I also think that people that like Louise Penny’s Inspector Ganache would like this series (I am not a Ganache fan...).
The plot of the book was perfectly fine, but the true stars of the book were the characters (particularly Poldi) and the setting. Poldi’s outrageousness was just on the edge of being too much, but for the most part she was believable and sympathetic.