The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules

Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

Harper Collins Publishers, 2014

Genre: Comedy, Fiction, Adventure

1^st in the Little Old Lady Series

Martha Andersson is 79 and today she has decided she is going to rob a bank. On her way she thinks of her friends and their substandard living environment at the retirement home. Their home, Diamond house was just bought by a new owner, and they want costs to be cut. So lately the food has become flavourless, they get less coffee, they don’t get any sweets, and they must go to bed earlier. So in order to get her and her friends out of the home, they need money. Martha intends to get better conditions, even if it means going to prison.

This book was very funny and quirky. You have to love the lengths the “League of Pensioners” go to, to get their money. I loved each and every one of the characters, they each had their qualities to make you laugh. Following their interactions as they just try to get the most out of their final years was extremely enjoyable. Even though parts of the plot were far-fetched I think that you will be able to suspend reality and get into this book.

To me this book made me think. Do we really appreciate our elderly? Or do we just assume they are losing it a little and patronize them. Yes it was done through humour but I walked away thinking that it is possible to live a daring and adventurous life even from the home. You should never stop, no matter what life looks like. If you can laugh while you’re at it, all the better.

I will say that the writing was a bit immature. I think that it was meant to be funny and silly. The words goofy and caper come to mind. So it wasn’t a serious dramatic piece of writing. If you are expecting this to read like a serious drama then you shouldn’t be picking up this book. I think that if you go into this book with the right mindset you will find that you’ll laugh along with the “League of Pensioners”

My Verdict: You’ll enjoy the laugh

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Did you read these books, what did you think? Did you get a giggle or two in?

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