The Odd Job [Import] [Hardcover]

Charlotte MacLeod (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Mysterious Press; First edition (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0002325519
• ISBN-13: 978-0002325516
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,089,966 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of her best....., January 13, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Odd Job (Paperback)

This is not one of Charlotte Macleod's best outings--things get a little toooo contrived, and there's hardly any Kelling family in the story (except some juicy stories from Jem)--but it's still a good way to spend a rainy (or snowy) afternoon.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars She's done better jobs of writing before..., July 3, 2000

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K. L Sadler "Dr. Karen L. Sadler" (Freedom, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Odd Job (Paperback)

I had to force my way through this mystery. For books which are read for enjoyment and entertainment, that should not be the case. I've read her books before, and usually they are more tightly written, concise, with a plausible plot. This was not the case in this book, and it felt as though the inclusion of different family members was merely done as afterthoughts to connect to previous books. Very disconnected job... Karen Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A tiresome way to spend an evening., May 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Odd Job (Paperback)

Crushingly dull. The characters are bland and too poorly drawn even to be irritating. The plot is pedestrian, with details that are neither relevant nor even entertaining. Luckily the heroine's husband is absent in this book, so we are spared the embarrasment of being invited to share their (probably) tedious bedroom. Disagree with me if you like - just don't ask me to read any more Charlotte McLeod.