#15 The #1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
This was an okay book. It's about a woman, Mma Ramotzwe, in Botswana that opens her own detective agency. It is the first in the series, so it tells a little about her life and then tells about a few adventures she has trying to be private detective. Some of the cases were amusing, but I don't think I will read anymore in this series. I listened to this book on CD while driving to Ogden and back. The thing I liked best about the book was listening to the accent of the narrator. It was interesting hearing how she pronounced different words. It was also interesting hearing about things from the point of view of a native of Botswana. I would probably not recommend this book.
posted by Alyson @ 1:43 PM
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8 Comments:
I liked the matter-of-fact way Mma Ramotzwe looks at life; it's so honest and unadorned. And I liked what she had to say about 'tradionally built' women.
Am I a traditionally built woman?
Alyson, thanks for the review. I think I will concentrate on reading other worthy books.
Framed, I think you would really like the first 2-3 books in this series. They are great for listening to while traveling.
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Happy Reading!
THANK YOU! :)
Hi...just thought I'd stop by again and discovered that you're still not here. :( I hope all is well and look forward to reading more of your book reviews.
I recently read this book also, and was undecided about it. I gave the second one a try, and they started to grow on me. I did read them though, and not listen to them as an audiobook. I sort of think of each chapter as like a little story, so they are easy to pick up and put down and read in short bursts. I've now read 3 of this series, and plan to read more of them. You might not want to abandon them completely, I do think they grow on you with time :)
Have a great day!
I think I had the same reaction as you to these books. They were amusing, but I don't understand the reason for their popularity. There's some sort of "oopmh" that's missing.
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