A review by crochetparrot
Cromartie vs the God Shiva by Rumer Godden

3.0

I liked it, but it really felt like a shell of a book - a plan that never got finished. It could have been three times longer without any change to the plot and I would’ve enjoyed it more. The characters and story felt kind of caricature-ish, very single faceted and not cared about. Why, for instance, were the earrings Michael bought described in such detail and later exclaimed over by other characters, and then we never even find out if the recipient liked them or even got them? It just felt a bit sloppy. It would have been a wonderful book if it were up to scratch Rumer Godden writing.