I saw something in the woodshed.

I’ve just finished reading Cold Comfort Farm. It’s an interesting story with a very entertaining narrative. It’s like an early version of Emmerdale where the new girl meets the rural post-gen family and attempts to install common sense within. From the start; Flora is portrayed as an upper-class brat who always gets her way; expects to be waited on and never assists her cousins with the day-to-day running of the household. That said, the story is riddled with plot holes. We never find out what offended Flora’s cousin; or what Aunt Ada saw in the woodshed; or even what those magical words were that convinced her to leave the farm after twenty years. We also know little of the mysterious Charles who seems to rescue her when the author gets bored of the novel. There is so much more for the author to take development of; especially for a first-time novel. The saddest part is that the attitude of Flora never changes. Even though Aunt Ada lets go of her ‘Milk Producers’ Weekly Bulletin and Cow Keepers Guide’, Flora still clings onto her copy of ‘The Higher Common Sense’.    

Next up is The God of Small Things; looks to be a bit of a bulky one.