The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith

What a classic this little story is.  Written in a style that seems filled with what are apparently literary errors (multiple changes in voice, over use of fragments etc…) this is a thoroughly entertaining and entirely enjoyable tale.

It follows the journey of Precious Ramotswe in her career as a lady detective.  Each case has its own quirky trait. Written as though it’s a playful good-always-triumphs-evil type of story the author then ties in a stark dash of reality or turns the story into a completely unexpected direction that urges the reader to continue.  I felt like I was reading a reality cartoon if that makes any sense. 

This is an unconventionally great little read.

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