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Las ovejas de Glennkill by Leonie Swann, Diego Friera Acebal, María José Díez Pérez

6 reviews

sxndaze's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

She shook her head. "This isn't something sheep can understand," she said. 
"No," said Fosco. "No, it really isn't anything sheep can understand.“
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sidneyreads_'s review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

maple is my favorite. her namesake is the cutest part of the story!
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tascaraudo's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I love the concept of reading stories from the perspective of non-human entities (see Ancillary Justice, Raptor Red) and so this was so fun! 
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abomine's review against another edition

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challenging funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I always love xenofiction featuring overlooked or underappreciated animals, especially with a wacky premise, and this book certainly delivers on the first front, if not the second. The sheep characters and their way of looking at the world were delightful. The human characters were not as interesting but certainly had a lot of depth of their own. While this book bills itself as a murder mystery, it's not so much about figuring out whodunnit (the solution to the mystery is a bit nonsensical because there were little to no actual clues leading up to it) but about piecing together what's actually happening in the human world through the limited viewpoint of the sheep. Overall, lovely reading experience, but that lackluster ending was enough to dock a whole star.
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eva333's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I really liked this story. Having a Detective being told from the perspective of the sheep was such an interesting way of doing it. It has a lovely mix of sheep with different personalities, and I never forgot that they were sheep because sheep behavior was very well written into the story as well. 

Very light, while at the same time being a very deep and emotional story if you wish to dive deep into it. 
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someonelikeblue's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Die Welt wäre wohl ein besserer Ort, wenn es mehr Bücher aus der Perspektive von Tieren gäbe. Unbedingt empfehlenswert ist die Hörbuchversion gelesen von Andrea Sawatzki, die den flauschigen Paarhufern Witz und Charakter verleiht :)
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