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Three Bags Full
by Leonie Swann
Try seeing this from a new perspective.
A common piece of advice, but the issue is that learning a new perspective is very difficult to learn. It requires you to go against your nature and learn things that may be antithetical to your life. This is what the Sheep in Three Bags Full must do.
The entire novel is written from their perspective. Ms. Swann has done her absolute best to ensure that we are firmly rooted in the sheep. This works for the most part, but there's some difficulty in remembering which sheep is which. It is compounded by sections of prose that disoriented me. Whether they were intentional passages or unintentional due to the perspective of the story is unclear, but there were a few points early on that left me confused about had happened. However, if you can make it through the first few chapters, then the disorientation almost entirely stops.
Another thing I want to remark on is that when considering this book I noticed that many reviews kept saying that the author must be anti-Christian and vegan/anti-meat eating because of what the characters in the book do/say. That is absolutely frustrating and a demonstration of failure on the part of the reader. Simply because the author puts a worldview into their story does mean that they endorse that worldview. Of course the perspective of the novel is "anti-Christian" and "anti-meat eating." IT'S FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SHEEP! Sheep have no concept of religion or human diet. Readers that believe such things of the author have failed the most basic lesson of Three Bags Full: To understand both the world and yourself better you need to broaden your horizons and learn a new perspective.
If you enjoy murder mysteries this one is unique, whimsical, and sure to be a breath of fresh air. If you're not a fan of murder mysteries, then give this one a chance. It's humorous enough to keep pulling you along.
A common piece of advice, but the issue is that learning a new perspective is very difficult to learn. It requires you to go against your nature and learn things that may be antithetical to your life. This is what the Sheep in Three Bags Full must do.
The entire novel is written from their perspective. Ms. Swann has done her absolute best to ensure that we are firmly rooted in the sheep. This works for the most part, but there's some difficulty in remembering which sheep is which. It is compounded by sections of prose that disoriented me. Whether they were intentional passages or unintentional due to the perspective of the story is unclear, but there were a few points early on that left me confused about had happened. However, if you can make it through the first few chapters, then the disorientation almost entirely stops.
Another thing I want to remark on is that when considering this book I noticed that many reviews kept saying that the author must be anti-Christian and vegan/anti-meat eating because of what the characters in the book do/say. That is absolutely frustrating and a demonstration of failure on the part of the reader. Simply because the author puts a worldview into their story does mean that they endorse that worldview. Of course the perspective of the novel is "anti-Christian" and "anti-meat eating." IT'S FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SHEEP! Sheep have no concept of religion or human diet. Readers that believe such things of the author have failed the most basic lesson of Three Bags Full: To understand both the world and yourself better you need to broaden your horizons and learn a new perspective.
If you enjoy murder mysteries this one is unique, whimsical, and sure to be a breath of fresh air. If you're not a fan of murder mysteries, then give this one a chance. It's humorous enough to keep pulling you along.