June 19th, 2015 – Book: ‘The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax’ by Dorothy Gilman
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Jun.19, 2015, under What's New?
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is my first journey with Dorothy Gilman and Mrs. Pollifax. It’s a fun story with a very likable main characters. I can see how the character continued on through another 13 books.
This first in the series has a great, if preposterous, premise. I love the idea of mistaken identity leading to a fantastic story. The troubles with this book, for me, is that the second half of the book is the expository of setting and escape. Severe editing would have made the book more concise and focused. I realize the intent is to see what Mrs. Pollifax will do next, but I would rather see what she would do with a plot moving forward not mired in a How-are-we-gonna-get-out-of-this one problem scenario.
The characters are very well written. Even a parrot is well placed and intriguing.
I’ve since picked up a few more Pollifax books and will give them a try down the road.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 6 out of 10 points.
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