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alice_horoshev's review against another edition
5.0
It is great to know that life after 60 exists. You just grow old, not stupid. Wonderful mild humour. The bikers gang is hilarious.
karingforbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Another fun story though I think this one was more short stories conjoined than a cohesive novel. It was fun watching them take on a biker gang though
kendra_f's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
loristaats's review against another edition
4.0
This series is a hoot! I want to be like them when I get old!
maya_loves_2read's review against another edition
4.0
This is a lovely book that ties economic policy , old age and society . The story has a lot of twists and is presented with satire done just right. You keep rooting for Martha and team, she becomes the aspirational oldie that you want to grow into.
Must read ! I will look for the #3 in this series .
Must read ! I will look for the #3 in this series .
dostojevskijs's review against another edition
3.0
Pensionärsligan befinner sig för tillfället i Las Vegas där de planerar att överlista ett casino för att kamma hem en riktigt bra vinst. Allt de behöver är en detaljerad taktik, ett par löständer och varsin rullstol – det är allt som behövs. Med hjälp av pengarna ska de genom sin stöldfond Grindslanten hjälpa gamla och sjuka hemma i Sverige. Som vanligt går planen som planerat och kontot fylls snart på med pengar nog att göra livet för många andra pensionärer kanske inte lika bra som deras men mycket bättre än den nuvarande vårdhemspolitiken tillåter.
Dock är Las Vegas knappast deras största utmaning – när de väl befinner sig hemma i Sverige igen blir de snart uppmärksammade av ett MC-gäng. Två av medlemmarna råkar dessutom vara deras nya grannar. Kommer de lyckas att klara sig undan trubbel lika lätt ännu en gång?
Det är verkligen som att återvända hem med dessa böcker; det känns precis likadant som sist och de leverar precis det man förväntar sig att de ska göra. Dock är det även i detta fall inte bara positivt. Precis som första boken så är detta utan tvekan en bok som inte är baserad på realism utan snarare önsketänkande. Ibland önskar man att de kommer bli påkomna eller dylikt bara för att allt detta rånande ska få någon sorts konsekvens. Det är inte lika spännande när man vet att det inte är särskilt troligt att de åker fast. Dessutom är jag fortfarande lite tveksam över mindre handlingar mellan huvudkaraktärerna då de inte lyckades att få mig att bry mig.
Att jag inte bryr mig om karaktärerna insåg jag under min läsning. Jag läser för språket, inte för handlingen eller för karaktärernas skull. Därför är jag tveksam till att rekommendera den för annat än möjligtvis tidsfördriv. Däremot är det en underbar protest emot politiken gällande sjuk- och äldrevård i det svenska samhället just nu.
ibahi's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
prairieraven's review against another edition
3.0
entertaining, easy, fun read. Recommended for those who enjoy a little bit of humour and hoodwinking.
Found it an endearingly cute, and a refreshingly light read. Great palette cleanser between more serious, or darker reads.
Found it an endearingly cute, and a refreshingly light read. Great palette cleanser between more serious, or darker reads.
laurapatriciarosereads's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
Originally posted on:> http://lauraslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/blog-tour-little-old-lady-who-struck.html
Having loved the Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, I was really looking forward to meeting The League of Pensioners again and see what they would get up to this time!
Although you could probably read this as a stand alone novel, if you have not read the The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, I still recommend you read that one first as that will put this one into context.
Just like the first book, The League of Pensioners get up to all sorts of crazy criminal activity and just like last time, it is all for a good cause.
Martha- the brains behind The League of Pensioners definitely stood out as my favourite character this time as she comes up with some fantastic criminal plans. I think I shall aspire to be like Martha when I'm older, but maybe wouldn't quite get away with the things that she does! It was fun reading as even though The League of Pensioners carry out some truly brilliant crimes, they do have a habit of getting themselves into a bit of a pickle and can be a bit forgetful! Once again though I loved that this book gets across that you should NEVER underestimate a pensioner!
Although I still enjoyed reading this, The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is still my favourite as it was all new and hadn't read anything like it before. However this book was still a really fun read, it made me laugh loads and there was one point where I did actually go "Awww" as something that I wanted to happen in the last book happened in this one.
Originally posted on:> http://lauraslittlebookblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/blog-tour-little-old-lady-who-struck.html
Having loved the Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, I was really looking forward to meeting The League of Pensioners again and see what they would get up to this time!
Although you could probably read this as a stand alone novel, if you have not read the The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules, I still recommend you read that one first as that will put this one into context.
Just like the first book, The League of Pensioners get up to all sorts of crazy criminal activity and just like last time, it is all for a good cause.
Martha- the brains behind The League of Pensioners definitely stood out as my favourite character this time as she comes up with some fantastic criminal plans. I think I shall aspire to be like Martha when I'm older, but maybe wouldn't quite get away with the things that she does! It was fun reading as even though The League of Pensioners carry out some truly brilliant crimes, they do have a habit of getting themselves into a bit of a pickle and can be a bit forgetful! Once again though I loved that this book gets across that you should NEVER underestimate a pensioner!
Although I still enjoyed reading this, The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules is still my favourite as it was all new and hadn't read anything like it before. However this book was still a really fun read, it made me laugh loads and there was one point where I did actually go "Awww" as something that I wanted to happen in the last book happened in this one.