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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
I dunno it was just a fantastic book! So much fun and so beautifully intriguing to see the world through the eyes of a flock of sheep. 🐑
Charming, kinda funny, rather slow, sometimes confusing. Fun premise, and some of the sheep-as-narrator elements were fantastic and funny, but other times it was not executed well and I couldn’t tell what the author was trying to convey through a sheep lens. The ending didn’t really make sense after all of the earlier buildup.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
top3 things
- the way the butcher & the priest become terrified of the sheep
- zoras realisation that some sheep are bred for their meat & her existential crisis afterwards. "we are the food. hes death" right out of a cannibalism story 10/10
- everything about othello
Ač jsem se u knihy chvílemi fakt královsky bavila, nakonec se nějak nemůžu dokopat ohodnotit ji více jak 3 hvězdičkami. Něco tomu přeci jen chybělo.
I tak ale můžu tuhle knížku vřele doporučit všem, kteří by ocenili něčo neobvyklého a trochu střeleného :)
I tak ale můžu tuhle knížku vřele doporučit všem, kteří by ocenili něčo neobvyklého a trochu střeleného :)
This book is without a doubt one of the most original works I have read in the past few years.
First let me say, if you are looking for a cozy mystery, look elsewhere. The mystery is not the strongest part of this book, and while there are times it will keep you reading, and if it were better, this would be a four star book for me. That said, the mystery isn't great and the solution to it wasn't satisfying to me, personally, but that's by far not the only thing this book has to offer.
Ms. Swann writes sheep in a manner so complex that anyone who has ever wondered what an animal is thinking will find satisfying. They are simple, they are hampered by numerous fears, their memories are not the best, and they philosophize as well as any Frenchman. Their viewpoint on how other animals, books, humans, and even heaven works are so believable you will be touched and amazed. They also speak in a believable manner to one another - not quite like humans, but difficult to describe. Whether that was something the original author did or it happened in the translation from the original German or a combination of both, these creatures never break character. They also all have a past.
Charming, with a big side of 'makes you think;, this book is worth the time.
First let me say, if you are looking for a cozy mystery, look elsewhere. The mystery is not the strongest part of this book, and while there are times it will keep you reading, and if it were better, this would be a four star book for me. That said, the mystery isn't great and the solution to it wasn't satisfying to me, personally, but that's by far not the only thing this book has to offer.
Ms. Swann writes sheep in a manner so complex that anyone who has ever wondered what an animal is thinking will find satisfying. They are simple, they are hampered by numerous fears, their memories are not the best, and they philosophize as well as any Frenchman. Their viewpoint on how other animals, books, humans, and even heaven works are so believable you will be touched and amazed. They also speak in a believable manner to one another - not quite like humans, but difficult to describe. Whether that was something the original author did or it happened in the translation from the original German or a combination of both, these creatures never break character. They also all have a past.
Charming, with a big side of 'makes you think;, this book is worth the time.
This is one of the most entertaining books I've read in a long time. Told from the point of view of a flock of sheep who've lost their beloved shepherd, it is engaging and interesting. Kudos to the author, who never steps out of tone for one second. I can't imagine writing a novel from an animal's point of view, but she does so brilliantly. Well worth the time taken to read.
Charming. Haven't seen something like this done before. However, they were a few holes for me. That one crazy/wise zen but sheep, and some of Zora's meditations, they were a little confusing for me at first. Other questions: Why was Sir Ritchfield suddenly improved after (spoilers) the return of Melmoth? After Operation Polyphemus was revealed, and how Rebecca (spoilers!) worked something out with the mysterious agent to live-- was the solution really that simple? Or did it hinge on a bargain with the cassette tape? In a normal mystery these would have made me rate it average, because of how much I didn't understand. But the novelty of the plot, and the author being able to carry it out throughout the whole book, give back a star. Also a lot of observational humor, like the sheep thinking humans have very small souls, if any at all, then how they understood human religion and "God", based on what they overhead. The big "F You, my sheep are going to Europe" at the end was satisfying. This would make for a good movie I think, like a Detective Babe.
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated