Magda Marques Marques من عند Hinsdorf, ألمانيا من عند Hinsdorf, ألمانيا

Well, it is painfully obvious that my taste in stories has changed as I have aged. I see reviews here of people saying "this is hilarious" or "really cute", but I don't think we must be reading the same book. I find it tedious and the characters are morons. I gave it 3 stars only because my 5 year-old thinks it is "hilarious" and "cute"

A predictable retelling of Little Red Riding Hood that part of the book deserves 2 stars but, the comments the sheep make made me laugh and bump the rating up to 3 stars.

What I find most objectionable about this book is its apparent lack of editing. Half the novel consists of people panicking over the phone about other phone conversations other people have had about people getting on and off trains who are the children of WHO CARES. Willis has no sense of perspective, no skill for inventing the suggestive detail; consequently, this novel is a monument to the gods of boredom. This on top of the implausible premise that if time travel were available as a technology, historians would have a monopoly on its use. I have found in my travels that most historians are much better at infighting than they are at obtaining control of proprietary technologies. More red herring than a Norwegian fishing boat, it's like a Clan McGuffin family reunion. Totally useless.