The Pig Did It

The Pig Did It

2007 • 195 pages

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Average rating1.5

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I am very glad that this was a short book, so that it did not take too much time to read. He could easily have cut out about half of the book and not changed the story.

Aaron was a whiny character, who mostly just needed someone to smack him upside the head and explain that the world really isn't about him and maybe he should stuff his ego.

The last couple of chapters validated my dislike of Aaron, because evidently, the author didn't like any of his characters any better than I did.

Which is really too bad. I would have liked to know who actually killed Declan and why. And why on earth no-one had dug him up sooner, seeing as how he'd been buried in a GARDEN. And why both Kitty and Lolly were evidently completely insane.

I respectfully submit that the next time the author is tired of his own characters and story and wishes the quickest exit possible from his own creation, instead of rewriting it to make it more enjoyable, he try one of these plot devices:

“Suddenly, an out of control lorry crashed into the living room, killing all four of them instantly. Declan sat in the corner and grinned. The End”

“Suddenly, pirates landed on the beach and sacked the town. The End.”

Or “Suddenly, Vikings landed on the beach and sacked the town. The End.”

October 8, 2011