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maggierachael 's review for:
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
by Mario Giordano
I think this book suffers in translation.
I just couldn’t really get into it, despite my love for whodunnits. None of the characters were particularly interesting, even Poldi — she seemed more like a caricature than a character, and it got on my nerves more than once. I think the heart of the story got lost when it was translated from Italian to English, and the ending was shockingly underwhelming. The sudden deus ex machina felt extremely unsatisfying, and maybe it’s just my sense of humor differing from Giordano’s stark Italian one, but it felt like a cop out that left a lot of loose ends hanging.
A fine one-off read, but I don’t think I’ll be continuing with the series.
I just couldn’t really get into it, despite my love for whodunnits. None of the characters were particularly interesting, even Poldi — she seemed more like a caricature than a character, and it got on my nerves more than once. I think the heart of the story got lost when it was translated from Italian to English, and the ending was shockingly underwhelming. The sudden deus ex machina felt extremely unsatisfying, and maybe it’s just my sense of humor differing from Giordano’s stark Italian one, but it felt like a cop out that left a lot of loose ends hanging.
A fine one-off read, but I don’t think I’ll be continuing with the series.