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A review by ktp92
Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott
2.0
I read the audiobook, and although I can't fault the narrator's performance, I think this contributed to my dislike of Rotherweird.
The story managed to dart around chaotically whilst progressing at a glacial pace. I wasn't drawn into the story or the characterisation at all and I struggled to make it all the way through.
The prose was stuffy and what I'd term self-congratulatory, so I wasn't at all surprised to learn that the author was a barrister. The puzzles and clues were just bizarre. The random bits of Latin that the author mostly didn't bother to translate for us were annoying. I don't mind complex writing, but this just wasn't for me. I felt like an outsider trying to understand what the old boys see in the old boys' club anyway.
I still don't really know what was going on half the time but I just can't face re-listening or picking up a print book. I just don't care enough.
I wouldn't dissuade anyone from giving it a go, because there was nothing offensive about this book, but I definitely won't be recommending it. I think print/e-book format over the audiobook is probably a good idea.
The story managed to dart around chaotically whilst progressing at a glacial pace. I wasn't drawn into the story or the characterisation at all and I struggled to make it all the way through.
The prose was stuffy and what I'd term self-congratulatory, so I wasn't at all surprised to learn that the author was a barrister. The puzzles and clues were just bizarre. The random bits of Latin that the author mostly didn't bother to translate for us were annoying. I don't mind complex writing, but this just wasn't for me. I felt like an outsider trying to understand what the old boys see in the old boys' club anyway.
I still don't really know what was going on half the time but I just can't face re-listening or picking up a print book. I just don't care enough.
I wouldn't dissuade anyone from giving it a go, because there was nothing offensive about this book, but I definitely won't be recommending it. I think print/e-book format over the audiobook is probably a good idea.