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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Valkoisen miehen kirjoittama kirja botswanalaisesta naisesta. Siis plussaa kyllä siitä, miten vähän Mma Ramotswe pitää miehistä ja muutenkin tunnelmasta ja miinusta rutkasti esimerkiksi Mma Ramotswen koosta puhumisesta (jatkuvaa).
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cosy mystery in its most perfect form. I wanted her to give me life advice.
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
Read for the library book club (first book).
Mma Ramotswe is a wonderful character, tough and resourceful, but capable of being utterly distracted in a bookstore when she's supposed to be following someone. Lol
Thr book has an unusual structure for a mystery. Instead of one case, it has a flurry of little cases, most solved within a chapter, though there is one serious case that spans a larger percentage of the book.
I have the sense that the point of the book is to tell a western audience about Botswana. The mystery format is just a vehicle for that purpose. If so, that might explain the opening line's reference to Out of Africa (which starts "I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the __ hills.") Out of Africa is another white person's book about Africa, though the farm had considerably more assets than the detective agency, making the opening of this book a humorous contrast.
Mma Ramotswe is a wonderful character, tough and resourceful, but capable of being utterly distracted in a bookstore when she's supposed to be following someone. Lol
Thr book has an unusual structure for a mystery. Instead of one case, it has a flurry of little cases, most solved within a chapter, though there is one serious case that spans a larger percentage of the book.
I have the sense that the point of the book is to tell a western audience about Botswana. The mystery format is just a vehicle for that purpose. If so, that might explain the opening line's reference to Out of Africa (which starts "I had a farm in Africa at the foot of the __ hills.") Out of Africa is another white person's book about Africa, though the farm had considerably more assets than the detective agency, making the opening of this book a humorous contrast.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated