Reviews

The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre

rebekahrahrah's review

4.0

The last quarter of this book was as meaty as I wanted the entire thing to be, but the resolution was clever, tidy and satisfying

punkinmuffin's review against another edition

4.0

This was heaps fun! Don't think I've ever read a french, feminist heist novel. I loved the FU attitude on Patience Portefeux. Middle-aged female misanthropes are massively under-represented in popular culture. Patience is also massively sympathetic, and while this is not critical to everyone's enjoyment of a central character (nor should it be) I totally dug it. Really interesting social commentary around societal attitudes and power structures relating to drugs, crime, and colonization. Also, got to love a short, sharp, snappy book.

marmotine's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

squongle's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

trixechita's review

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

trrine's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

matt357's review against another edition

5.0

A fantastic book, with some real warmth and heart in it. It follows a woman whos parents both lost their homeland, and who's now lost her home following the death of her husband. Here we get to see her getting red up of her semi-pointless job, chancing on a way to make some money, and realising that nobody would really suspect her.

There's some commentary here on French racial attitudes, and the war on drugs, but it stays thankfully small and not preachy, so it fits in well with the dark sense of homour the book has

ashleywatt's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

kbrock's review

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

fionab_16's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0