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A review by missflamingo
The Briny Cafe by Susan Duncan
1.0
The main character is a fifties-something self proclaimed remanent from the 70s who teams up in an unlikely partnership with an out of work journalist newly arrived in Cook's Basin. Together they revitalize a failing cafe.
Unfortunately I found this a very boring book. Not sure why the author is so acclaimed and I qualify this review by stating that I've not read anything else by her. The author lives on the Pittwater ( waterways off the northern peninsula of Sydney, Australia ) which is an area I used to visit when I lived in Manly so I thought I'd like her story, but it was so hum-drum that I started to skim....that's when I can tell I don't like a book.
What I found almost alarming was her approbation of the illegal antics of the insular and unwelcoming residents in trying to rid themselves of an eyesore in the community. If this is truly what they get up to under the guise of "protecting their community" from unwanted outsiders god help you if you dont fit in.
Didnt like any of the characters. .. a terribly dreary read.
1/5 stars
Unfortunately I found this a very boring book. Not sure why the author is so acclaimed and I qualify this review by stating that I've not read anything else by her. The author lives on the Pittwater ( waterways off the northern peninsula of Sydney, Australia ) which is an area I used to visit when I lived in Manly so I thought I'd like her story, but it was so hum-drum that I started to skim....that's when I can tell I don't like a book.
What I found almost alarming was her approbation of the illegal antics of the insular and unwelcoming residents in trying to rid themselves of an eyesore in the community. If this is truly what they get up to under the guise of "protecting their community" from unwanted outsiders god help you if you dont fit in.
Didnt like any of the characters. .. a terribly dreary read.
1/5 stars