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Tears Of The Giraffe - Community Reviews back

by Alexander McCall Smith
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Ivana - Diary Of Difference
Ivana - Diary Of Difference rated it 8 years ago
It is a book that brings me peace when I read it. Learning about the life in Botswana and this bright woman that is achieving the things she believes in is just so inspiring and amusing! Great book!
Ivana - Diary Of Difference
Ivana - Diary Of Difference rated it 8 years ago
It is a book that brings me peace when I read it. Learning about the life in Botswana and this bright woman that is achieving the things she believes in is just so inspiring and amusing! Great book!
DanySpike
DanySpike rated it 10 years ago
I really liked the first book in this series, so I had high hopes for this one. Unfortunately, I found it a bit dull until the last third. The solutions of each case felt too unrealistic, even for Mma. Ramotswe's standards and I felt the only interesting parts were the ending and the promotion of Mm...
Dee's Blog Blog
Dee's Blog Blog rated it 12 years ago
ehhh...decided that I am underwhelmed by this series - probably won't continue
The Surly Dragon
The Surly Dragon rated it 12 years ago
I am enjoying this series very much. I enjoy Smith's characters and style and plan on take a look at his other series. They make for light and entertaining reads that still pack a punch.
altheaann
altheaann rated it 12 years ago
After reading the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency a couple of years ago, I accumulated a few of these, and went through 6 in less than a month. They're very quick reads - I read 2 and part-of-a-third in one day.They're very entertaining, charming, and compulsively readable. Although marketed as myster...
staciebnsn
staciebnsn rated it 12 years ago
The only thing with these books is that I read them and constantly think about the fact that an old white man is writing from the perspective of an African woman, and I can't wrap my head around that.
Osho
Osho rated it 12 years ago
Better than the first in the series, or perhaps, now having been to Botswana, the images are more vivid and the relationships more culturally nuanced. The parallelism is a bit thick, but I was entertained. Audiobook narrator Lisette Lecat does a lovely job of differentiating characters not only by v...
Ladybug's Doodles
Ladybug's Doodles rated it 13 years ago
Tears of the Giraffe picks up where The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency left off. Mma Ramotswe has just agreed to marry Rra Matekoni. Mr J.L.B. Matekoni is a plain, good man who is an auto mechanic. That is one thing I love about his character in particular. My father is also a mechanic who can t...
Momster Bookworm
Momster Bookworm rated it 14 years ago
Some very unconventional sleuthing by a rather fascinating detective -- an African (Botswana) 'Miss Marple' -- in the first book of 'The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency' series! Deliciously engaging!
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