Librarylizzi Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 These are wonderful and gentle I also loved them on tv. He is a superb writer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissGeorgiana Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I love the Isabel Dalhousie and Bertie books. I tried to read the No. 1 Ladies Detectives a couple of years ago, but couldn't get into it. I might try it again, as maybe it was just the wrong time for me to read it. For me it is the opposite! I really enjoyed the series with Precious Ramotswe, while I was completely disappointed by the first book with Isabel Dalhousie. Soon or later I will give them a second chance ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 I have read about 3 of the Ladies Detective Agency. A good-ish light read, however hearing them on the radio the other day just rammed home the main thing that annoyed me about them ; the sheer repetitiveness of the prose. The main characters say the same thing over and over again, the author can fill half the page sometimes with banal chat in the office[in fact more than half a page.]This is why, he can churn out so many of these books.Now I will go and make us a nice hot cup of red bush tea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Ha Ha, good point. I did wonder if the book was sponsered by the Red Bush tea growers association! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Apologies for dragging up an old topic, I have recently read the first one in this series, after watching the tv series and loved both! The rest of the series is on my to read list... I am constantly looking for the series... Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Apologies for dragging up an old topic, I have recently read the first one in this series, after watching the tv series and loved both! The rest of the series is on my to read list... I am constantly looking for the series... It's okay to post in here . It's better to post in an existing topic on the subject than to make a new one, and we can always talk about books! I have this series on my TBR, but I haven't read it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I do recommend it! it is quite good, the tv series is very good also. Sad it only got one season, a very short one at that. Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Apologies for dragging up an old topic, We love seeing new members bump up old topics for discussion! Feel free to do it more often. I watched most of the episodes and really enjoyed it, but I stopped reading the series at some point and gave the books away. They were lovely, light reads, but they were a bit samey, and I figured I should spend my time reading other books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeleine Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 I read the first few books as well, about 4 or 5, then started to get bored with them and found them a bit "twee", and repetitive as someone else mentions here. They're good-hearted though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookShelfy91 Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 The issue I seem to have is finding the books from earlier in the series! Although I have that issue with a lot of old books. It's irritating. Shelfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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