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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

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desert_side_notched's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious

4.0

rylee44's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.5

I nice simple feel good read. A reminder of one’s appreciation of nature and its beauty. To take pride in the place you live and the things that make it so. That life is better when it’s simpler, it’s more pure.

crowsandprose's review against another edition

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2.0

Not really my cuppa, but it's a cute and engaging book that flirts with telling the stories of black people in Botswana in the late twentieth century. It's a surface read, a beach book, a fun bit of fluff, but that's about it.

cdjdhj's review against another edition

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4.0

So far, this book has really caught my interest and I'm enjoying it. Now I'm finished, as of this morning. It was good. I think I will look for the sequels and read them too.

dhartzler's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

ronninanney's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book wasn't quite what I expected. A lot of little jobs for the detective, so the book didn't really have a "main" problem. It's set in Africa, which may contribute to the fact that it is written simply. They're talking in a couple different languages, but it's written completely in English so I feel there's some things that may have been left out.

The book kind of jumped around a bit, giving the history of the Detective and her family, to explain how she became who she is, and at times I felt a little like I was reading a history book vs a mystery. Unfortunately, I don't think this is a series for me.