Morag reviewed Memento Mori by Muriel Spark
Disappointing
1 star
It's a long time since I've been this disappointed with a novel. I had great expectations. Spark's other "well kent" (well known) novel, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, is one of my all time favourite reads.
Memento Mori has been described as both a comedy and a murder mystery.
There is not one likeable character. The insistence of referring to anyone over the age of 60 as "granny" left me feeling very uncomfortable. (My mum is in her 70s and felt the same - she thought it was because of her age).
I didn't find anything endearing, funny, or ironic about the story. I didn't care what happened to the characters and I didn't care who did it. Skimmed the last half just to get it over and done with.