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The Miracle at Speedy Motors (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #9)
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This is another slow-moving tale of Precious Rawotse, her assistant, Mma Makutsi, her husband, and others in the continuing cast. As usual, not much goes on, but we get to spend a little more time with comfortable personalities and continue our slow look at Smith’s idea of Botswana. In this one, Precious tries to find the true history of a woman who had been an orphan. Mma Makutsi must contend with her desire for a large, fancy bed, and leaving it out in the rain when it doesn’t fit into her home. Precious suspects that threatening letters addressed to her may be coming from a part-time employee, and JLB Matekoni has taken their adopted, crippled daughter to look into a possible cure for her. Charming, but at this point, filler.
If you are new to the series. I would stop, go back and read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. It makes a difference seeing the characters develop over the volumes.
If you are new to the series. I would stop, go back and read The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. It makes a difference seeing the characters develop over the volumes.
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September 15, 2008
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Jan 26, 2017 11:14PM
I stopped reading the series a while ago. It began to seem as if I were reading the same story over and over, with a few plot and name changes. I realize this is a very comfortable series for many, many readers, but I decided to move on. You have written a good review of what I recall.
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Sue wrote: "I stopped reading the series a while ago. It began to seem as if I were reading the same story over and over, with a few plot and name changes. I realize this is a very comfortable series for many,..."Thanks, Sue. The TV series was a triumph, IMHO, and it was terribly disappointing when HBO ditched it. I think it was probably around then that I drifted away from the series. Much as I enjoyed the books, I found that I wanted to read things I had not read before and the desire for the new outweighed the pleasure of the comfort and familiarity available in the series. I expect I will return to it at some point.
I much prefer the Sunday Philosophy Club series...
AM Smith is a lovely writer, wherever he chooses to set his tales.
