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A review by kmlanahan
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
3.0
Another fine recommendation from my library.
This starts off like a girl-detective book, set in 1976 England, but turns dark with a secret that the neighbors hold.
The parts of the book narrated by Grace, a ten-year old, do a great job of looking at the world through a girl's eyes, with hopes, dreams, schemes, and the boredom of a hot summer. Occasionally, the book takes a more omniscient view as we look at what the adults of the neighborhood are thinking and fearing. The story dances around the secret, never quite revealing it until the end, and even then not in a particularly explicit way.
This was difficult to read at times, because you just know that the story will result in the loss of innocence for our heroine, and the story does not fit neatly into any particular genre. However, it is a good read, and worth a look.
This starts off like a girl-detective book, set in 1976 England, but turns dark with a secret that the neighbors hold.
The parts of the book narrated by Grace, a ten-year old, do a great job of looking at the world through a girl's eyes, with hopes, dreams, schemes, and the boredom of a hot summer. Occasionally, the book takes a more omniscient view as we look at what the adults of the neighborhood are thinking and fearing. The story dances around the secret, never quite revealing it until the end, and even then not in a particularly explicit way.
This was difficult to read at times, because you just know that the story will result in the loss of innocence for our heroine, and the story does not fit neatly into any particular genre. However, it is a good read, and worth a look.