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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

6 reviews

charlotter172's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really cozy book to read and really transports you to Botswana both with the way it's written and the description it uses. I really enjoyed reading this, but did find it a bit difficult to follow in areas. The chapters appeared to jump around a lot and it was a bit difficult to follow each different part of the story. I would like to read some of the next books in the series and get transported back to Botswana again!
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shlymiller's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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utopiaandmelancholy's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A short and easygoing book. I enjoyed Mma Ramotswe's optimism and determination with solving the cases. I've also not read much set in Africa so it was good to read about this part of the world, clearly written with a deep love. Will definitely be picking up the rest of the series at some point.
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catkrudy's review against another edition

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1.0

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livcashmere's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

Is the story cute and lighthearted?  Yes. Could I seperate that from the fact that the entire thing is told from a straight white male pretending to be an African woman perspective? No.

He also talks about how fat the main character is approximately 10000 times. Unnecessary and typical for a male writer. I literally know everything about the physical appearance of the female characters but all the male characters descriptions are like “African male”. Every character is incredibly simple and two-dimensional with clear reflections of colonialism throughout the text. 

The individual investigations were sweet but I won’t be reading any further books in this series. 
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morganperks's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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