A review by mitskacir
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk

3.0

Some reviews called this a “cozy thriller”, but I didn’t find it much of either. It’s the story of an older single woman who is a bit eccentric living in a remote Polish town, but her life is slow, lonely, and plagued by chronic pain. It is occasionally punctuated by pleasant interactions with neighbors. Some murders happen, but for the most part don’t impact her day to day and somehow fall into the background of the story. It’s much more of a quiet, reflective novel about aging, animal rights, and having our voices heard. It was certainly interesting and well written, and several quips made me laugh out loud, but it wasn’t as gripping of a page turner as I’d have hoped.