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First book in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
Precious Ramotswe, in the face of many doubts, starts a detective agency after the death of her father. Her response to these skeptics is, "Haven't you ever heard of Agatha Christie?"
However, the true beauty of this book is not the mystery (though her cases are solved in satisfying ways). What I found most engaging is the glimpse into the culture of Botswana. Precious is a delightful character whose wisdom and humor will keep readers entra ...more
Precious Ramotswe, in the face of many doubts, starts a detective agency after the death of her father. Her response to these skeptics is, "Haven't you ever heard of Agatha Christie?"
However, the true beauty of this book is not the mystery (though her cases are solved in satisfying ways). What I found most engaging is the glimpse into the culture of Botswana. Precious is a delightful character whose wisdom and humor will keep readers entra ...more
I picked this as the first book for my book group at my new library that probably no one will come to. This was an amazingly popular book, and while it was decent, it doesn’t make me want to read any more of the series. Maybe I just don’t like mysteries, but I liked the parts where the main character is learning how to be a detective. But some of her methods seemed pretty unrealistic and harsh. I never got a feel for the characters and didn’t get the love story. I will have to talk to somebody w
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