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Reviews tagging 'Child death'
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
20 reviews
momloves2read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent
simply_fran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Death of parent
lakea's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief
livcashmere's review
- 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
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.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
koplomps's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape
Moderate: Death of parent
mgcalder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape
Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, and Death of parent
satsukiq's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
seanml's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, and Murder
ailsaod's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Rape
Minor: Child death, Infertility, Misogyny, and Death of parent
wordswithjustine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
The author's love for Africa shines through Precious Ramotswe's eyes. She is someone I would like to be friends with.
Although serious topics are dealt with in this book, there also is a sense of light-heartedness, including one passage that was laugh-out-loud funny. I enjoyed this book and will read the next in the series.
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Child death