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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith
10 reviews
mechtimber'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
4.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Death of parent
Minor: Child death and Domestic abuse
utopiaandmelancholy's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Child death, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death, and Rape
Minor: Alcohol, Gun violence, and Fatphobia
claudine2'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
Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Death, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
mtnest'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
4.5
Moderate: Medical content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Pregnancy
Minor: Gun violence, Chronic illness, Drug use, Car accident, Classism, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment
Muti/witchcraft, animal attacks, snakessimply_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: Infidelity, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, Child death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia
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: Kidnapping, Violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Murder
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Gore, and Misogyny
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I appreciated the storyline of a divorced woman post-miscarriage opening her own business when she knows absolutely nothing about said business. It made for some funny antics at various points. I did like some of the little mini mysteries as well including the one that framed the book.
With that, there were several chapters that felt like complete random tangents. I haven't yet decided if I will read the second book but I am hoping if I do that some of the side stories will not continue as they were more background on some of the characters than anything to do with the actual plot line. And these chapters, oof, some of them went on forever. The dialogue as well. One thing about Sherlock Holmes stories, is that nearly all the dialogue plays some role in the solving of the mystery however percentage of the dialogue in Ladies Detective Agency is pure filler. I would say this book was about twice as long as it needed to be.
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Death
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, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence
morganperks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Rape
Minor: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexism, and Misogyny
fyre_flies's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Murder