lastbraincell 's review for:

Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann

4.0

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Charming. Haven't seen something like this done before. However, they were a few holes for me. That one crazy/wise zen but sheep, and some of Zora's meditations, they were a little confusing for me at first. Other questions: Why was Sir Ritchfield suddenly improved after (spoilers) the return of Melmoth? After Operation Polyphemus was revealed, and how Rebecca (spoilers!) worked something out with the mysterious agent to live-- was the solution really that simple? Or did it hinge on a bargain with the cassette tape? In a normal mystery these would have made me rate it average, because of how much I didn't understand. But the novelty of the plot, and the author being able to carry it out throughout the whole book, give back a star. Also a lot of observational humor, like the sheep thinking humans have very small souls, if any at all, then how they understood human religion and "God", based on what they overhead. The big "F You, my sheep are going to Europe" at the end was satisfying. This would make for a good movie I think, like a Detective Babe.