2008-03-25 Aaaaaahhhh! Like a mug of good red bush tea!

It is nice to see that AMS is back in his stride vis a vis the No1 Ladies Detective Agency! The last couple of the books of this series-though enjoyable as always!-have not been quite as "traditionally built" as the first few of the series, as I say in my review of "Blue Shoes and Happiness". For those who say the pace is too slow, I understand, but that is Africa...Maddening for the first while one is there and then sorely missed and grieved when one is not. For those who say the plots are predicatable, well, yes, I suppose but, to me, this is part of AMS's "genius" because what he is describing is just...LIFE. Life in Botswana, to be sure, and of a rather unusual person for her enviroment, but life noetheless. How many times have you realized that, really, your life is absolutely, marevellously exciting....to YOU, but upon reflection, is it really so to other people? Well, possibly not. But that's life! And there is something rather comforting in knowing the end of the story before one reads it sometimes. So, settle in with a cup of good red bush tea (or your equivalent) and ENJOY!