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A review by dozylocal
Blood Safari by Deon Meyer
3.0
This book is translated from Afrikaans and is the first in a series featuring Lemmer the bodyguard.
I do admit I felt a little weird about reading it in English once I realised it had been translated, because I can read Afrikaans and I almost felt I should be reading it as the author wrote it. The English translation has been done well.
This is a good, solid action/mystery set in South Africa. Although Lemmer is based in the Western Cape, most of the action happens in Mpumulanga. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how it would end (the best part, for me, about a mystery/thriller) and second-guessing myself and my assumptions. I really enjoyed the first two thirds, but found the ending a little dry in a way.
This is a decent holiday read and I'll definitely try another Deon Meyer if I can find it. Perhaps in Afrikaans this time? :P
I do admit I felt a little weird about reading it in English once I realised it had been translated, because I can read Afrikaans and I almost felt I should be reading it as the author wrote it. The English translation has been done well.
This is a good, solid action/mystery set in South Africa. Although Lemmer is based in the Western Cape, most of the action happens in Mpumulanga. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how it would end (the best part, for me, about a mystery/thriller) and second-guessing myself and my assumptions. I really enjoyed the first two thirds, but found the ending a little dry in a way.
This is a decent holiday read and I'll definitely try another Deon Meyer if I can find it. Perhaps in Afrikaans this time? :P