Grenelle, by Isabelle Holland

[rachelmanija]

The opening page of Holland's thriller Grenelle is so bad in so many different ways that I feel compelled to quote the entire thing:

The scandal, a typhoon in a thimble, broke one windy autumn morning and caused, at the beginning, and before anyone connected it with that sad, unexplained death, far more raucous and ribald amusement than it did

Comments

[elfiepike]

Overall, this novel confirmed my theory that no book containing Satanists has ever been good.

Good Omens? or does it not count because the satanists are not main characters?

[rachelmanija]

Perhaps I should correct it to, "No book not intended to be a comedy which contains Satanists has ever been good."

[minnow1212]

:blinks: Wow, I'm fairly sure I've read some Isabella Holland, and I don't remember anything like *that.*

[oyceter]

I wonder if manga can break the Satanists = bad book rule? Though I guess the existence of Cross is more proof of your theory!

[rushthatspeaks]

Huh. I mean, eventual Satanists in Vassalord are inevitable, but I'm not sure that's good so much as awesome.

[seajules]

...Can I get a, "HUH?" from the audience?

[homasse]

My brain started twitching and pulling out a big REJECT stamp at the first sentence; how did you get through all of it?!