Reviews and Comments

Genius book that everyone has to read.

Lewd in a not-funny, not-good-horny, kind of way. Kind of sexist and pretty boring.

Mediocre writing from Lavie accompanied by some of the Hanuka brother's best work to date.

I felt unmoved by the characters. The writing is absolutely top notch though.

while i did enjoy it, i was also quite glad that it was over. it's a beautifully drawn masterpiece that i found to be completely void of meaning. perhaps others will understand it in a deeper sense then i did, but for me it was a pretty hollow reading.

The back of the book said it's a thriller but even thought the narrative revolves around a murder mystery, what was really captivating about this tale is the main character. There is nothing truly like her: A vegetarian old lady, a weirdo that never ceases to surprise the reader by exposing new, strange, sides to her. It with the force of this magnetic leading persona that Tokarczuk - like Yuki Urushibara, Monica Bryne and a few other writers of our times - succeeds in discussing one of the main issues of our time - namely, man's relation to nature and the harm he inflicts on it. It is done in a tone that is just the right amount of preachy and somber, but is also humorous and light at times. Brilliant piece.