tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post903488372871693186..comments2023-11-05T03:40:59.466-08:00Comments on Rebel's Work In Progress: Rebel's Book Club - The No. 1 Ladies Detective AgencyRebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-59970579303241083862007-06-28T08:17:00.000-07:002007-06-28T08:17:00.000-07:00You have a point gorgeous - I really enjoyed Preci...You have a point gorgeous - I really enjoyed Precious' character, confident, no-nonsense and wiley when she needed to be.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-51665800156680944252007-06-28T05:37:00.000-07:002007-06-28T05:37:00.000-07:00I picked up this book by chance at the Vegas airpo...I picked up this book by chance at the Vegas airport because I'd finished my plane reading on the trip while visiting my mom. I was really impressed by his ability to capture the flavor of Botswana and translate it onto the page. Between that and his writing of Precious, who's an utterly charming character, meant I really liked it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-50697451646229428982007-06-27T21:09:00.000-07:002007-06-27T21:09:00.000-07:00I pretty mucI felt the same way - a nice light rea...I pretty mucI felt the same way - a nice light read. I think most of his books are the same way - he puts out so many!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16454218611262777229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-8699019643132054082007-06-27T14:37:00.000-07:002007-06-27T14:37:00.000-07:00Isn't that by Whatshisname McCall Smith? I read s...Isn't that by Whatshisname McCall Smith? I read something or other by him a few years ago, and felt pretty much the same way. I remember the setting where I read it better than the book itself -- on a bench by the river in Shrewsbury on a lovely English afternoon.....Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518717340795257741.post-63262235786342084802007-06-27T13:15:00.000-07:002007-06-27T13:15:00.000-07:00I read it and felt the same way. It was nice, but...I read it and felt the same way. It was nice, but not something I'd run out to recommend to others.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11722283573175650966noreply@blogger.com