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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Another enjoyable book in this series. Mma Ramotswe definitely deserves a vacation. Though her vacation might be more stressful than her daily life. Hopefully she does get a restful week away at some point.
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
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
I feel like I have run out of things to say about this series. It never disappoints. It is comforting, familiar, cozy and charming. It is sitting down for tea with old friends. This series will never not be special to me.
I love this series, always an uplifting, happy and charming read. Delightful.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Another pleasant addition to the No 1. Ladies' Detective Agency series. This was a gentle and entertaining read.
Mma Ramotswe is persuaded to take her first holiday. She does end up enjoying her time off, despite it or maybe because of it ending up as a busman's holiday. There are misunderstandings but everything is sorted out in a satisfactory manner by the end.
It is less plot-driven than some of the books as it focuses on Mma Ramotswe's thoughts as she goes about her holiday.
Mma Ramotswe is persuaded to take her first holiday. She does end up enjoying her time off, despite it or maybe because of it ending up as a busman's holiday. There are misunderstandings but everything is sorted out in a satisfactory manner by the end.
It is less plot-driven than some of the books as it focuses on Mma Ramotswe's thoughts as she goes about her holiday.
Mma Ramotswe takes a vacation, but cases just seem to find her.
I really like the way the author incorporates the rhythm of speech into his stories. Read a few lines out loud and you'll begin to sense the way the characters speak, and that helps understand the way they think.
This is a lovely addition to the No. 1 Ladies Dectective Agency series.
I really like the way the author incorporates the rhythm of speech into his stories. Read a few lines out loud and you'll begin to sense the way the characters speak, and that helps understand the way they think.
This is a lovely addition to the No. 1 Ladies Dectective Agency series.
I always enjoy reading the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books. It's like greeting an old friend when you read these stories. Precious, her family, Mma Potokwane, Mma Matuksi. They are all back with different storylines that weave together to make a great book.
Another welcome addition to the No. 1 Ladies' Detecive Agency collection! McCall Smith weaves gentle tales about sometimes not so gentle people. But all works out satisfactorily in the end because Precious Ramotswe is a sensible and traditional woman :-) I love these books and I'm never disappointed.
(Sorry, no decent review - I was without the internet for about a week, and I read more than one book each day which is far too many to write about now!)
BUT, I copied out this as I was reading the book:
BUT, I copied out this as I was reading the book:
So many people have lost that sense of identification with the land that gave meaning to life, that fixed on firmly to a place one loves. At least we still have that, she thought; at least we still have land that we can call our place; acacia trees that are our acacia trees; a sky that is our sky because it watched over our mothers and fathers and took them up into it, embraced them, when they became late. We still have that, no matter how big and frightening the world becomes. page 11
I always enjoy the wisdom of Mma Ramotswe. Even better this time around, she uses her considerable influence and weight to sit on a woman who lies about the young boy being
kept in the front yard. The Zoras book club members especially liked this passage at the end of Chapter 9:
She gazed at her husband. Being loved and admired by a man like that -- and she knew that this man, this mechanic, this fixer of machines with their broken hearts, did indeed love and admire her -- was like walking in the sunshine; it gave the same feeling of warmth and pleasure to bask in the love of one who has promised it, publicly at a wedding ceremony, and who is constant in his promise that such love will be given for the rest of his days. What more could any woman ask? None of us, she thought, not one single one of us, could ask for anything more than that.
kept in the front yard. The Zoras book club members especially liked this passage at the end of Chapter 9:
She gazed at her husband. Being loved and admired by a man like that -- and she knew that this man, this mechanic, this fixer of machines with their broken hearts, did indeed love and admire her -- was like walking in the sunshine; it gave the same feeling of warmth and pleasure to bask in the love of one who has promised it, publicly at a wedding ceremony, and who is constant in his promise that such love will be given for the rest of his days. What more could any woman ask? None of us, she thought, not one single one of us, could ask for anything more than that.