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A review by gdlutz
The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
2.0
I was quite disappointed in The Christmas Mystery. I read Sophie's World a number of years ago, and loved it. For years I tried to get a copy of The Christmas Mystery, but couldn't. Finally, I came across a copy and was really looking forward to diving in.
The story is just lack-luster. I kept trying to blame it on the translation, but that wasn't it. The book is extremely cyclical, a bit repetitive, but really, it just doesn't go anywhere and the "mystery" is weak. It took to nearly the end for me to even figure out what the mystery was, and by that time, I just didn't really care. So when the end came and the mystery was solved, I was just reading because I don't like not finishing books. I do not recommend The Christmas Mystery at all.
The story is just lack-luster. I kept trying to blame it on the translation, but that wasn't it. The book is extremely cyclical, a bit repetitive, but really, it just doesn't go anywhere and the "mystery" is weak. It took to nearly the end for me to even figure out what the mystery was, and by that time, I just didn't really care. So when the end came and the mystery was solved, I was just reading because I don't like not finishing books. I do not recommend The Christmas Mystery at all.