Ellen H. (eeeee) reviewed The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot, His Wonderful Love and Terrible Hatred on
I thought I was going to like this, but really it just left me cold and I didn't bother finishing it. It could be the translator....I had the same reaction to the edition of The Royal Physician's Visit that he translated. In both there is just something about the cadence of the sentences that makes it impossible to maintain interest.