Buy from Amazon.com
Rate this Book Sonderbooks 58 Previous Book Next Book Nonfiction Fiction Mystery Previous Book Next Book Young Adult Fiction Children's Nonfiction Children's Fiction Picture Books 2005 Stand-outs 2004 Stand-outs 2003 Stand-outs 2002 Stand-outs 2001 Stand-outs Five-Star Books Four-Star Books Previous Book Next Book Old Favorites Back Issues List of Reviews by Title List of Reviews by Author Why Read? Children and Books Links For Book Lovers Book Discussion Forum About Me Contact Me Subscribe Make a Donation I don't review books I don't like! *****= An all-time favorite |
![]() ****The Kalahari Typing School for Menby Alexander McCall SmithReviewed July 7, 2003.
Pantheon Books, New York, 2003. Originally published in Scotland in 2002. 186 pages. Available at Sembach Library (F MCC) A Sonderbooks’ Stand-out of 2003: #1, Mystery and Adventure This is the fourth book in the series about The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency of Botswana, and the last one published in America so far. (I will definitely check if there are any more available in Scotland.) There’s nothing thrilling or earth-shaking in this book. It’s simply delightful reading. The assistant detective of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency has an idea for a side business—a typing school for men. After all, men need to type on computers, but they don’t like to take secretarial classes with a lot of women, when they might be shown up. There aren’t many cases for the ladies to solve in this one, but they do have competition in Gabarone with an agency set up by a detective who boasts that people should hire a man to solve their problems. The book also includes worries about their orphan children and wondering when Mma Ramotswe’s fiancé will set a date. Mostly, it hums along with the delightful rhythm of Botswana. These books will make you think, will make you smile, and are simply enjoyable. Reviews of other books in the series: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Book 1) Tears of the Giraffe (Book 2) Morality for Beautiful Girls (Book 3) The Full Cupboard of Life (Book 5) In the Presence of Cheerful Ladies (Book 6) Blue Shoes and Happiness (Book 7) The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (Book 8) The Miracle at Speedy Motors (Book 9) Tea Time for the Traditionally Built (Book 10) The Double Comfort Safari Club (Book 11) The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party (Book 12) The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (Book 13) The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon (Book 14) The Handsome Man's Deluxe Café (Book 15) The Woman Who Walked in Sunshine (Book 16) Precious and Grace (Book 17) The House of Unexpected Sisters (Book 18) The Colors of All the Cattle (Book 19) To the Land of Long Lost Friends (Book 20) Reviews of other books by Alexander McCall Smith: The Great Cake Mystery The Mystery of Meerkat Hill The Sunday Philosophy Club Friends, Lovers, Chocolate The Right Attitude to Rain The Careful Use of Compliments The Comforts of a Muddy Saturday La's Orchestra Saves the World The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs Emma My Italian Bulldozer The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean Copyright © 2003 Sondra Eklund. All
rights reserved. |