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Originally Posted by DangerousCurves No 1 Ladies Detective Agency – Alexander McCall Smith ... |
I've just recently read this - the only one of September's book list that I know - and, though I'd hate to put anyone off (I know I wouldn't - you're all perfectly capable of forming your own opinions), I really didn't like it too much.
Well, that is to say, I quite enjoyed the line of the story - very easily readable and quite entertaining. But I also found it incrediby patronising and contrived. The author seemed to feel as if he had to (not very delicately) slot into the story snippets of background information about the culture or whatever, which we would otherwise be too stupid to know and therefore not understand the full story. Only, he slides these little facts into dialogues and such, where they just don't go - they interrupt everything and bring you back to a sharp reality where the author is having to explain things to you. Much too disruptive to be able to engross yourself in the story.
But if it's one of the chosen books, I'd be really interested in hearing what others think!
Rachel