So yes, after trying to read Mirjam Pressler’s young adult novel Die Zeit der schlafenden Hunde (which is called Let Sleeping Dogs Lie in English translation, and no, I have not tried Let Sleeping Dogs Lie nor am I planning to) for more than a decade and never really getting very far, and never really being able to in any way consider Pressler’s narrative as all that readable and the featured characters relatable and in any manner appealing, I have now decided to abandon Die Zeit der schlafenden So yes, after trying to read Mirjam Pressler’s young adult novel Die Zeit der schlafenden Hunde (which is called Let Sleeping Dogs Lie in English translation, and no, I have not tried Let Sleeping Dogs Lie nor am I planning to) for more than a decade and never really getting very far, and never really being able to in any way consider Pressler’s narrative as all that readable and the featured characters relatable and in any manner appealing, I have now decided to abandon Die Zeit der schlafenden Hunde and to rate it with a one star and will not be finishing designation.