The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules 감옥에 가기로 한 메르타 할머니 by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg

" I loved this book. It was for our retirement community’s book club selection. Unless you have lived or worked in an actual place like this, you will probably not understand or like it. But folks, I done both. I saw myself in some of the characters as well as my neighbors. We have the same gripes with the food they serve. And our independent living as seen from both family & management. We are old, not dead. It is the funniest book I have read in a long time. It’s tongue in cheek, but so relateable to those of us who live in retirement independent living. We appreciate our staff. They are starting to protect & keep us safe. But until you are at the age to walk in our shoes, you will never realize what’s it’s like. And one day all of us will come to that point. I highly recommend reading this book for everyone who is on the way to retirement one day....."

영어원서가 난해하지 않아서 진도가 잘 나가고 웃기는 내용이 많아서 읽는 재미가 있는 작품이다. 다만 이 책도 벽돌크기의 장편이라 읽는데 시간이 좀 걸리는 편이다. '창문밖으로 도망친 100세 노인'같은 스케일은 아니지만 '어르신들'의 모험(?)이 흥미로운 작품이다. 물론 일부 외국독자의 평처럼 'retirement community' 나 'nursing home'같은 곳에 대한 경험이 없는 사람들에게는 이야기가 생소하고 몰입도가 떨어질 수도 있다.