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A review by lillyofthenally
The Lost Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan
3.0
Un roman épistolaire qui a lieu majoritairement en France but I read it in English, which ruined it a bit for me.
It was funny at times but way too dramatic with too many stories, but this is how epistolary novels work.
At the end I thought we’d have all the readers in Lozere and the second writer will be revealed, very Poirot style – a nod to the Belgian detective. I’d say I was rather disappointed with the ending.
What about Lisou’s own affair? We don’t read about it other than that one time. All of those readers – de passage – who were so greatly affected by the story … doesn’t seem plausible to me.
It’s an unfinished love story and this book is mediocre at best – plot wise. But the beginning was fun, and it was a short easy read. I’ll give it 3 stars since I’m being nice this year.
It was funny at times but way too dramatic with too many stories, but this is how epistolary novels work.
At the end I thought we’d have all the readers in Lozere and the second writer will be revealed, very Poirot style – a nod to the Belgian detective. I’d say I was rather disappointed with the ending.
What about Lisou’s own affair? We don’t read about it other than that one time. All of those readers – de passage – who were so greatly affected by the story … doesn’t seem plausible to me.
It’s an unfinished love story and this book is mediocre at best – plot wise. But the beginning was fun, and it was a short easy read. I’ll give it 3 stars since I’m being nice this year.