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circularcubes's review
2.0
Picked this up ages ago from a Little Free Library down the street from me. This book was attempting to be a darkly funny murder mystery that skewers English family and social class dynamics, but it didn't really do a whole lot for me. I only finished it because it's fairly short. Meh.
zirkusaffe's review
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
books_are_nice_and_enjoyable's review
4.5
Absurd and at multiple points nothing short of hilarious. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
alesia_charles's review
4.0
This is a nice, solid British mystery, set in a Stately Home but with an unusual cast of characters for one of those (odd things happen when distant relatives inherit). It's full of the kind of dry wit that's perhaps not to everyone's taste (but definitely to mine), and also of the kind of sometimes-bitter class conflict that you don't really get in American mysteries (because Americans don't believe that class exists).
I was sorry to learn, upon looking up the author, that he passed away just last month. But I also learned that he left behind something like 100 other books to read, and that's a fine way for a reader to honor an author, isn't it?
I was sorry to learn, upon looking up the author, that he passed away just last month. But I also learned that he left behind something like 100 other books to read, and that's a fine way for a reader to honor an author, isn't it?
krikketgirl's review
The book has wit and even a little heart and some sly social commentary, but the characters were so unpleasant that it wasn't an enjoyable read. The denouement was excellent, but I'm not sure it was so excellent as to justify the slogging through to get to it.
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