Sunday, May 30, 2010

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


Well, it is a fast read. If you can get past the fact that it is a text written by a white guy in the voice of a pretty cool Botswana woman, then you will like this. The "cases" are cheesey, and there are many unanswered questions--I thought she didn't want to remarry;what happened to her baby; what does bush tea taste like...
But, it will be a very light-hearted discussion for book club. I just wish we could have read a pre-colonialism African perspective.