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I read it through cover to cover in one setting - he writes so incredibly well, I could see everything coming to life.
This was a fun read. At first, I wasn't sure I was going to like it too much, but once I got into it I enjoyed this easy read. I loved the subtle humor in it.
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I borrowed this book from a friend who read it with a book club and loved it, and I remember hearing hype about it when it came out. It was a good beach read, easy to get through and fluffy, but the book never seemed to get going. It would jump from one "mystery" to another and then back to something brought up in the beginning. I liked the main character but something about a white dude writing as an African woman put me off. It just left me feeling... skeptical I guess is the right word. But t
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A very entertaining read. I picked it up after watching the show on HBO, and the two are different enough to enjoy them both. I'll be reading more in the series.
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I am truly shocked that this is the same author who wrote "The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs". The styles (to me) are just totally different. I really enjoyed this and will be requesting the sequel shortly from my library. I don't know that I'd have felt the same way had I read it as the narrator was fabulous and added a lot to the "story telling" feel of the novel. If you are interested, I'd definitely recommend the audio!
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I've only read his Isabel Dalhousie books, but I enjoy them, so I figured I'd enjoy these as well. I was really surprised at how different his voice is in this book. How he can do an upper-crust Scottish lady and a middle class woman from Botswana is amazing to me. I enjoyed the structure of this book; many short episodes rather than one long, involved mystery.
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A very arty and quite gentle book about Mma Ramotswe, who is Botswana's only woman private eye. This is not your typical mystery, though.
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May 12, 2008
Jennifer
marked it as to-read
May 16, 2011
Ashley
marked it as to-read
