Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Here's my tale of woe: I read Still Life years ago, when it first came out. I guess I liked it well enough to read a couple more of her books. My sisters are big fans of Louise Penny and, hey, she's a best selling author. I should be able to jump on the bandwagon, right? So, after a decade or so, I decided to give it another try with my amazing emerging open-mindedness. I thought, "I'll just read all of her books and feel like a completed person." I really wanted to like these mysteries. Alas, I got so annoyed with the writing style, most of the characters, and the plot, that I had to give up. I find it necessary to like or at least empathize with one of the main characters when I read a book. Nope. From Gamache and his cronies to Clara, to Peter, to Ruth, to Myrna, right on down to the bistro boys , I couldn't dredge up any emotional connection at all. In my very humble opinion Elly Griffiths' Ruth Galloway series are far superior. I hate when people mention other authors in a review. But there it is.