Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story Summary and Reviews

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story
by Leonie Swann

Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story
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Author: Leonie Swann
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-06-05
ISBN: 0385521111
Number of pages: 344
Publisher: Flying Dolphin Press

Book Reviews of Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story

Book Review: sheeptastic!
Summary: 5 Stars

The most hilarious book I've ever read. The main characters of this book are a flock of sheep living on the green hills of an Irish village called Glennkill. Their characterization is to the point and so convincingly realistic that you can even imagine them being sheep next door, very special sheep who love tomato salad and geraniums...

One morning, the sheep get out of the shelter where they always sleep, when they discover their shepherd George lying on the wet grass of Glennkill, dead, with a shovel still sticking in his chest. Due to the fact that George used to read out detective stories to them, they know what to do, especially Miss Maple and Mopple the Whale. The detailed description of Miss Maple as the cleverest sheep of the flock, maybe of Glennkill and possibly in the whole world is definitely a perfect copy of the cunning movie detective Miss Marple. Mopple the Whale is "the memory sheep", Miss Maple tells him everything and he remembers it. Mopple is also the most hoggish sheep of the flock, he's always the first sheep to get hungry. This flock of sheep is very special, they even create a little garden which none of the sheep shall ever touch at the place where the most delicious herbs grow and they call it "George's place". Once they even have to defend this place against another flock of sheep.

The highly witty descriptions, for example, of sheep jiggling their ears because of excitement or fear make the book very funny and exciting at the same time. Every time a sheep jiggles its ears, you know that something is going to happen.

The author of this book, Leonie Swann, was born in 1975 in Dachau, Germany. Her first novel "Three bags full - A sheep detective story" was published in 2005 and it was originally written in German. This book has been translated in 20 different languages. In my opinion, it will be hard for her to tie in with the success of this book.

After reading "Three bags full - A sheep detective story", I wasn't able to walk past sheep without considering what was going on in their mind. Sheep have become totally different animals because of this book.

One last word: This is an amazing book and if you like funny detective stories this is the perfect book for you - I mean, when do you ever get the opportunity to see things through the eyes of sheep?!

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars because I always had to laugh while reading it. I absolutely enjoyed it and if there ever happens to be a sequel to it I will certainly read it.

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