Weirdest book I've ever read! ( )

Ühe idee järgi kahte raamatut ikka naljalt ei kirjuta. Kui "100aastane" pani ikka korduvalt naerma ja hea mitu korda kohe laginal, siis "Tüdruk" vaevu suunurka kergitama. See oli okei, aga ei soovita. ( )

2nd favorite fiction this year (2018)
ironic, dry humor ( )

I remember reading Jonas Jonasson's first novel and being immediately enchanted from the very first page. With that in my mind I was hoping for the same with this his second novel. Unfortunately, this one didn't really hold my attention. It was amusing at times but unlike Jonasson's first novel where the zany action was pretty much non stop, the plot this time was was too herky jerky for me. There were moments of wildcat antics where the heroine Nombeko, showed her brilliance. In these moments, she would shine. Demonstrating that she was a force to be reckoned with, and that messing with her would not be a very good idea. Then things would settle down. Years would go by, where at times Nombeko was nothing more than a mild mannered, meek cleaning lady. And somehow, it just didn't make sense to me that this dynamic, brilliant, and beautiful character would allow herself to be subjected to such harsh treatment from so many people, who were so far beneath her. I just couldn't buy in to it. Why would a woman of her character and talents allow this to happen so often, and for so long ? ( )

Very clever. Mostly funny but sometimes exasperating, based purely on my mood at that moment. ( )