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A review by sophbean
A Game for All the Family by Sophie Hannah
1.0
DNF
I found this book tiresome and disinteresting; Every single character in this book is utterly dislikable on so many levels. Justine; a self absorbed, away-with-the-fairies, at times unkind, and unrealistic woman, her daughter Ellen who is incredibly rude and far too smart for a child of her age, and Justine's opera singer husband who's so two dimensional and boring that I've already forgotten his name after only reading the book yesterday. I also found the plot of this book slow and dull, while somehow managing to be so far fetched I can never imagine it happening to any real family ever. Not a good combination.
So maybe it's just me, after all I've seen this book highlighted in every book shop I've visited recently, and heard good things from others who have read it - however this book will stand no purpose other that being a bookend for my other much loved, (and in my opinion better) books. Very disappointed overall; more fairytale than thriller.
I found this book tiresome and disinteresting; Every single character in this book is utterly dislikable on so many levels. Justine; a self absorbed, away-with-the-fairies, at times unkind, and unrealistic woman, her daughter Ellen who is incredibly rude and far too smart for a child of her age, and Justine's opera singer husband who's so two dimensional and boring that I've already forgotten his name after only reading the book yesterday. I also found the plot of this book slow and dull, while somehow managing to be so far fetched I can never imagine it happening to any real family ever. Not a good combination.
So maybe it's just me, after all I've seen this book highlighted in every book shop I've visited recently, and heard good things from others who have read it - however this book will stand no purpose other that being a bookend for my other much loved, (and in my opinion better) books. Very disappointed overall; more fairytale than thriller.