A review by alexisrt
The Elephant Keepers' Children by Peter Høeg

1.0

I feel a little guilty giving this one star, because I think part of my dislike is that it pushes my personal taste buttons. Despite that, there's just too much wrong with this book. It is an overwritten mess that tries much too hard to be clever. It's meant to be fantastical, but instead is just irritating. Some authors manage to pull off children who know too much, clever names, zany characters, religion, and goodness knows what else... but stuffing it all into one novel with endless sentences is a tall order for the best novelist.

I made myself finish it on principle. If I were not so stubborn, I would have given up in despair.