If you like British murder mysteries set in India during the mid-1920s, then this is the book for you. Full of stodgy British humor, innuendo and ritual, it's a quick read, and an interesting mystery. I'd recommend it for a fast read ... but again, I'm guessing it's only fast for those who can read with a British accent in their heads. If not, you'll probably find this cumbersome, boring, and slow. I enjoyed it for what it was, even if it took me 3 days of falling asleep 5 minutes after I started. Once I could get a good 20-30 minutes of reading in to finally get a handle on the characters and the basic plot, I was hooked--after that it was a really fast read.
Oh, and, I'm not sure how you like your mysteries. Question: When reading who-dun-its, do you prefer to have an early inkling confirmed as the killer, or would you rather be totally surprised?
(pausing to politely listen to your responses rather than just rattling of my own first ...)
I think I'd rather be totally surprised. I guessed the killer from the first introduction, though not the methods or motivation. But I couldn't stop thinking that the book would have been all the better if that had just been a red herring and some other killer would have made a mind-twisting revelation at the very end. Always love those.
oooooh good point. Nah, I like to have an inkling and then realize I'm right at the end. Because it's oh so fun to be right and feel like I'm smarter than... I don't know, the author? Sad. But true.
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