Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead - Olga Tokarczuk 4/5

[Nicole D.]

(I personally wouldn't call this a thriller - I think perhaps people don't know what thrillers are. Thriller and mystery are not the same thing.)

This was a funky little book. I'm not sure what Nobel uses as their criteria and if this book was specifically awarded or just the author, but it was ... funky! haha.

An old woman lives on a mountain on the Polish/Czech border. She's eccentric - to say the least. Her village is suddenly plagued by a rash of deaths, and she is convinced it's nature fighting back against man.

To me, this book wasn't about the story. It was about this character, and her inner monologue. I found it a bit philosophical. That's normally not my jam, but she was just quirky enough I was really engaged.

I felt pretty certain it was getting 5-stars for a lot of the book, but I didn't love the end.

Not sure I'd rush to read more of this author, but I'm glad I read it.

[Booknblues]

I didn't love it or her. What was cute and quaint at the start became tired by the end.

Good writing, but it somehow missed the mark for me.

I definitely wouldn't call it "thriller."

[Johanne]

I haven't read it, but the Nobel literature prize is given on basis of an author's complete works, not to a single book. They have other less transparent criteria as well.

[Joanne]

I was not a fan of this one. It was a really a slow read for me.

[Nicole D.]

Forgot to mention that this book reminded me of The Elegance of the Hedgehog

And BNB - agree, it definitely got tired.

[KateNZ]

I adored The Elegance of The Hedgehog! Maybe I’ll give this a go ...