Helpful Score: 6
I don't get the "religious" comment from another reviewer...the sheep's consensus of what souls are and who God is are quite hilarious, like their interpretations of human romance and other baffling behaviors. I also didn't think it was too cutesy. The tale does stumble a bit in the beginning, probably due to the characters starting out unfocused and easily distracted (they are grieving sheep!), but Swann's writing is good enough to get the reader through some rough patches. There are deep internal struggles in there, too, like Richard Adams wrote so vividly in Watership Down and The Plague Dogs. On the whole, the tone is more lighthearted, like a wry British cozy mystery.
April D. (knittymama) reviewed Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, Bk 1) on + 424 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This was a very funny and interesting book about detective sheep who want to find out who killed their shepherd. There is a bit of religion to the story, but it's not a religuous story. Those silly sheep get it (and most everything else skewed) in a hilariously way. They seem to get everything all wrong, yet, in the end, they get it all right. I would definitely compare this to a Richard Adams "Watership Down" type book...although maybe not quite as involved at that. Still, a great read with an interesting twist on murder mysteries.
Donna V. (galnsearch) reviewed Three Bags Full (Sheep Detective Story, Bk 1) on + 143 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This was a little quirky but compelling. The premise is that a flock of sheep investigate the murder of their sheperd. Some of the conclusions that they 'jump' to are very interesting considering they don't have the human experience to relate to. Well written and will keep you guessing.
Donna V.
Donna V.
I couldn't finish this - it was just too cutesy and bland.
Helpful Score: 2
This is a cute book about a flock of sheep who decide to bring about "JUSTICE!" when they find their shepherd dead in their field. The perspective of humans from the sheep's point of view is sometimes downright hilariuos, particularly with their complete misunderstandings about religion!
But other times it seems to flounder around a bit. I think that the author tries to bring too many individual personalities from the flock into the story, and that coupled with the suspects makes the tale a bit confusing. But overall it's a delightful, light read.
But other times it seems to flounder around a bit. I think that the author tries to bring too many individual personalities from the flock into the story, and that coupled with the suspects makes the tale a bit confusing. But overall it's a delightful, light read.
Helpful Score: 1
This is one of the most delightful, innocent and sweet books I've read in my life. Insightful and downright histerical, it's not only a mystery but it's about the community and the relationship of each person with the "flock" and even with God. This book made me smile and made me tear up and made me think about the things that really matter - I don't think I'll ever see a cloud in the sky without thinking of these sheep.
If you are super religous, then this book is for you. This is not a book I will keep nor read again.
