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A review by anne1413
The Critic by Peter May
1.0
If you want to look into the mind of a deluded middle aged man then this is the book for you. I bought this series (6 books) for £10. The first book in this series had a decent story and the main character, Enzo, wasn’t quite as full on obnoxious as he is in this book, so I thought I’d give him another chance. Big mistake, Enzo, is extremely unlikable. He is sexist, chauvinistic, arrogant and fat phobic and yet we, the readers, are supposed to accept this and find him endearing! Every woman is described from his pervy point of view, reduced to breasts, hips, calves and so on; and of course they virtually all find Enzo to be irresistible and are desperate to have sex with him.
The story itself is ok but it should have been a novella as it was padded out with tediously long, pages on how to make wine and wine tasting techniques etc, yawn! Very little of this was necessary to tell the story, better authors find ways to incorporate what is needed without resorting to regurgitating lectures on the subject.
My advice: give this book a wide berth and feel for me because having bought the series as a set I feel obligated to read them all . . . eventually!
The story itself is ok but it should have been a novella as it was padded out with tediously long, pages on how to make wine and wine tasting techniques etc, yawn! Very little of this was necessary to tell the story, better authors find ways to incorporate what is needed without resorting to regurgitating lectures on the subject.
My advice: give this book a wide berth and feel for me because having bought the series as a set I feel obligated to read them all . . . eventually!