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2.86 AVERAGE
2.86 AVERAGE
Originally posted on bluchickenninja.com.
This book is what I imagine would happen if you mixed the Vogons from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with the bumbling idiocy of Winnie the Pooh. Its a quirky tale of misunderstandings which turns into a satirical take on capitalism. It was a very strange book, it takes place in a small idyllic country of seemingly no significant importance to the world. To be honest when I started reading this the descriptions made it seem so idyllic that I thought I was going to be reading some strange dystopian fiction.
But I really enjoyed it. It was a thought provoking read that really made you think about capitalism and the role of women in keeping a country running. It was also about tea and had a very good argument for tea becoming a basic human right and that is something I fully support.
This book is what I imagine would happen if you mixed the Vogons from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy with the bumbling idiocy of Winnie the Pooh. Its a quirky tale of misunderstandings which turns into a satirical take on capitalism. It was a very strange book, it takes place in a small idyllic country of seemingly no significant importance to the world. To be honest when I started reading this the descriptions made it seem so idyllic that I thought I was going to be reading some strange dystopian fiction.
But I really enjoyed it. It was a thought provoking read that really made you think about capitalism and the role of women in keeping a country running. It was also about tea and had a very good argument for tea becoming a basic human right and that is something I fully support.
I read this book because my friend bought it for me as a Blind Date With A Book because it said "ice cream reading" on it. I didn't have any ice cream while reading it but I did have numerous cups of tea and it's definitely a tea reading book if anything because tea features so??? prominently?? in this book?
It took me a while (like a third of the book) to get into it. I saw another review that said as a satire of bureaucracy it spends a long time being exactly as boring as a description of bureaucratic activities is, which is true. It sent me to sleep many a time before it got moving.
The tone and institutional absurdity reminded me very strongly of a 'novel' I began writing in high school about a woily (rare Australian marsupial) called Chivalry Chanderpoldt who was a member of parliament.
It took me a while (like a third of the book) to get into it. I saw another review that said as a satire of bureaucracy it spends a long time being exactly as boring as a description of bureaucratic activities is, which is true. It sent me to sleep many a time before it got moving.
The tone and institutional absurdity reminded me very strongly of a 'novel' I began writing in high school about a woily (rare Australian marsupial) called Chivalry Chanderpoldt who was a member of parliament.