I thought I would love this book. The plot sounds so enticing: Jewish, vegetarian Israel is lured from London to an isolated part of Ireland to take up his first position as a qualified librarian. The scene where he arrives to discover that the library has been closed is very funny. But I quickly got tired of the ‘cleverness’ of this book. Long complicated sentences; dialogue which was unrealistic and stereotypical portraits of most of the characters. I found Israel annoying and the story more than a little silly. It reminded me a bit of the Hardy boys, which was fun when I was 10 years old, but not so much now. I won’t be reading the rest of the series.
However, for a quick read on a plane or beach, this would not be a bad choice.