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nellym27 's review for:
The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey
mysterious
reflective
medium-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:
Complicated
Started off great, with engaging plot and relationships, but the more it continued the more it became impossible to ignore the prejudiced tone of the novel. classism and possibly misogyny seeped into this detection the more that it focussed on the working class girl who, it is clear from the beginning, is lying about a kidnapping. The plot is not that strong of itself (even if it is based on a real event) and the bashing over the head with how awful this girl was left a sour taste in the mouth. Shame because of the strong start. Interestingly I already knew of this class element bc of reading the little stranger which is partly inspired by this novel (which was very interesting to note as reading!)