A review by suannelaqueur
The Tall Pine Polka by Lorna Landvik

1.0

I was disappointed in this, Landvik's latest. It was about 200 pages too long and corny as all get-out. Interesting characters, but smarmy writing, syrupy, cliched, contrived. Plot twists you could spot a mile awayÑquick, everyone pile into the car with the pregnant woman for a high speed chase. What? She's in labor? Who saw that coming?! I skimmed through the last part, intent on finishing but not really interested. I love Landvik but this one was a miss. Not in the same class as Patty Jane's House of Curl or Your Oasis on Flame Lake.