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A review by coffeedog14
Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
I feel like this story really could have used like, another two or three chapters of Mrs. Doubtfire shenanigans ala like the classic Mary Poppins stuff. Instead this story is exremely bare bones, with only the absolutely necessary plot elements included in its run.
Unfortunately, that plot is kinda painful. Without some comedic episodes to soften up the story and its characters, I'm left with just the highlights about how much our main character Daniel sucks, how his wife also sucks but absolutely less, and how his children are suffering from all of Daniel and his wife's terrible decisions.
The whole hook for the book is that Daniel is dressed up as a women and is serving as the Nanny for his own children. This is, charitably, the set-up for a joke. But for most of the book this is just the joke: the idea that Daniel is dressed up as a woman, and reminding you of that fact alone, is meant to carry you through the entire 200-ish pages. It's already a shitty and bigoted joke, but its also lazy!
Unfortunately, that plot is kinda painful. Without some comedic episodes to soften up the story and its characters, I'm left with just the highlights about how much our main character Daniel sucks, how his wife also sucks but absolutely less, and how his children are suffering from all of Daniel and his wife's terrible decisions.
The whole hook for the book is that Daniel is dressed up as a women and is serving as the Nanny for his own children. This is, charitably, the set-up for a joke. But for most of the book this is just the joke: the idea that Daniel is dressed up as a woman, and reminding you of that fact alone, is meant to carry you through the entire 200-ish pages. It's already a shitty and bigoted joke, but its also lazy!