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thecosymoose 's review for:
Three Bags Full
by Leonie Swann
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First published in 2005, Leonie Swann's debut is being reissued twenty years later, and it's still a wonderful read.
When their shepherd is found dead with a spade through him, his flock are unsettled. Led by Miss Maple, the cleverest sheep in the flock, they work to bring the culprit to justice.
First they need to find out what justice is.
The small flock had a good relationship with their shepherd, George. He read them stories. Sometimes stories about sheep diseases which they didn't enjoy, and sometimes there was a detective story, which George didn't like so didn't finish. But mostly he read trashy historical romance stories where all the women seemed to be called Pamela. The sheep enjoyed the Pamela novels. But with no shepherd, who will now read to them?
The flock are shown to have their own logic and their own ideas of what counts as important information and it was really enjoyable to see a murder investigation from a completely new perspective.
This is a quiet, thoughtful novel, beautifully written, and we as readers try to solve the puzzle but with information seen and processed through sheep minds, who are not as uncomplicated as we might believe. There are certainly some villagers in Glennkill that won't underestimate the flock after their escapades here.
Three bags full: of mystery, gentle humour and sheepy shenanigans!
When their shepherd is found dead with a spade through him, his flock are unsettled. Led by Miss Maple, the cleverest sheep in the flock, they work to bring the culprit to justice.
First they need to find out what justice is.
The small flock had a good relationship with their shepherd, George. He read them stories. Sometimes stories about sheep diseases which they didn't enjoy, and sometimes there was a detective story, which George didn't like so didn't finish. But mostly he read trashy historical romance stories where all the women seemed to be called Pamela. The sheep enjoyed the Pamela novels. But with no shepherd, who will now read to them?
The flock are shown to have their own logic and their own ideas of what counts as important information and it was really enjoyable to see a murder investigation from a completely new perspective.
This is a quiet, thoughtful novel, beautifully written, and we as readers try to solve the puzzle but with information seen and processed through sheep minds, who are not as uncomplicated as we might believe. There are certainly some villagers in Glennkill that won't underestimate the flock after their escapades here.
Three bags full: of mystery, gentle humour and sheepy shenanigans!