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A review by meiko
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
3.0
Still pompous. Still not gripping.
But good for passing the time when a kindle is at hand. I'm glad I didn't opt for the paperbacks when I saw them in the shops.
That sounded more horrible than I intended it to be.
There are merits, of course, the plot is rather fascinating and the back-story of every grown up is enchanting.
But the protagonist is, for the best part, rather... flat. Her siblings are even worse. The eccentric aunt (English people must have eccentric relatives?) is okay and the housekeeper (cook? She doesn't seem to be doing much housekeeping really) and gardener/handyman/valet/butler are fun, but the immediate family seems dull (another English stereotype?) aside from the deceased.
Which is a weird setting to enjoy to be honest.
But I did still enjoy reading it and killing time with it.
But good for passing the time when a kindle is at hand. I'm glad I didn't opt for the paperbacks when I saw them in the shops.
That sounded more horrible than I intended it to be.
There are merits, of course, the plot is rather fascinating and the back-story of every grown up is enchanting.
But the protagonist is, for the best part, rather... flat. Her siblings are even worse. The eccentric aunt (English people must have eccentric relatives?) is okay and the housekeeper (cook? She doesn't seem to be doing much housekeeping really) and gardener/handyman/valet/butler are fun, but the immediate family seems dull (another English stereotype?) aside from the deceased.
Which is a weird setting to enjoy to be honest.
But I did still enjoy reading it and killing time with it.