The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
July 7, 2009 at 1:39 pm | Posted in Fiction | 4 CommentsOkay, I thought this book was great. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie evidently won a literary award based on only the first few pages. Luckily, it seems to have maintained a consistency of quality. Reading it gave me a funny familiar feeling, which I finally realized was the feeling I used to get reading my beloved Nancy Drew mysteries. Bless Alan Bradley for that.
The protagonist of The Sweetness is a slightly sweet, somewhat sinister, and utterly compelling eleven-year-old girl. I found myself praying for a sequel before I’d even got halfway through. I read this book in a single sitting and wished there had been more. If you enjoy mysteries at all, you’ll most likely enjoy this – and heck, maybe even if you don’t.
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Ooh, you make this sound irresistible! *Off to add it to my wishlist*
Comment by wordlily— July 7, 2009 #
That does sound good. I could use a good mystery
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Comment by Sheila DeChantal— July 8, 2009 #
I liked it, too!
Comment by gwendolyn b.— July 11, 2009 #
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