Well, if you 're looking for an interesting, exiting, action packed and touching book...then look no further!!! Tears Of The Giraffe is the second book of the no. 1 Ladies Detective agency, and with main character Precious Ramotswe on hand as soon as you turn the page, you are guaranteed to enjoy it. It is written by Alexander McCall Smith and in short, the book tells the story of Mma Ramotswe's Ladies detective agency and the way she finds the answers to the many diverse cases. It also documents her private life, and how it links up to her work. It also talks of her engagement to J.L.B. Matekoni, owner of Tlokweng road Speedy Motors. It is set in Botswana, in Southern Africa, and the sense of family they have in their country seeps through in the book. The book also is trying to get the message across that the world is changing, as it is in Botswana and that we must preserve as much of our heritage as we can.The plot of Tears Of The Giraffe is a cleverly woven tapestry, the different threads each being another mini saga in themselves, which when come together form an intricate picture. These mini sagas are her cases, which consist of things as easy to solve as a case of a cheating wife, or as enticing and gripping as one about a decade old disappearance in the Kalahari Desert.
The book also tells the story of Mma Makutsi, graduate of Botswana secretary school (with 97% as she likes to point out!) and her eagerness for the promotion of assistant detective. Another sudden surprise for Mma Roamotswe is the increase of her Family by not one, but two more mouths to feed, but I will let you read the rest yourself!
The book has an eminent sense of culture, and the author creates this through his amazing gift to paint vivid landscapes through his fantastic use of imagery. You can put yourself in Precious’ shoes, standing there on her veranda in Zebra Drive. You can feel her love for her homeland and taste her redbush tea. You remember Obed Ramotswe, her loving daddy, and all he had done for her, then try and solve the mysteries of her own life and others. All these feelings are perfectly conveyed in this wondrous book, which encapsulates the mind and leaves you wanting MORE!!!
“a rare pleasure” these 3 words written by the Daily telegraph seem to perfectly sum up Tears Of The Giraffe and I hope that like I did, you are inspired to read the book, and possibly the other 8 in the series!
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If you are not up for a read at the moment, why don’t you watch the series on BBC player, or get the DVD.
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ReplyDeletei love the way you said if your don't wanna read there on dvd and ect.
loved it
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Greta the book seems interesting !! And good review !! I would love t5o watch it rather than read it so its good you put that you could watch it !! Wel donee
ReplyDeletewoah gretta, as always, its pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteyou've included basically everything with a very thorough account and how you view the book. i dont think i have any critisisms, of course.
and i think including the tip above^ about watching the series is a good idea.
perhaps you've found your new career?
lol joke, your obvs going to become queen.
Wow amazing book and now I so want to read it. You described the book outline really well and I liked how you used the idea of culture. Next time add some links
ReplyDelete:O IWATCHED THIS ONCE!! :OOO lool its funny sometimes but it can sereously freak me out with sme of the cases :) x
ReplyDeleteI like the way you thought about people that do not like reading. you covered the criteria and left me on the egde of my seat wanting to read the book. i like the way you explained that the you can picture yourself in the characters shoes. GREAT BLOG :) <3
ReplyDeletegreat blog!! youve obviously done your research (about watching it) put some of your own comments in the blog maybe xxxxxxx :)
ReplyDeleteuve explained everything, but maybe put smaller font because then when you scroll down you lose where you are reading and you have to scroll down alot, but i couldnt think of another critisim so i would only say that. VERY WELL DONE!!
ReplyDeletereally excellent a very enticing introduction to the book for improvement like juliet said smaller writing cos my eyes went a little dizzy but great!
ReplyDeletehey greta, great blog!! i really loved how you explained everything in so much detail and that you also thought about people who want to watch the series instead but maybe make the writing smaller as it took a long time to scroll down... otherwise no criticisms =)
ReplyDeleteGreta :) WOW!! You put a lot of depth into your writing and included the TV series! :) PRAVA :) Maybe use links from other reviews to back up your points :) XX ABI XX
ReplyDeletelove the blog looks good and the book sounds great i love how you said info on the tv series next time add some more links:))
ReplyDeletehayyy :)
ReplyDeleteveryyy good review i want to read that book and watch the film xxx
arrrr its so cute how they say mma instead of miss
Greta ;) WOW!! You have put lots of depth into your writing and I think it is really good. Youu've made me want to read the book, though you could add some more links. I also like the way you have said info on the tv series!!
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GR8 BLOG YU ROTE LOADS LUV BUT MAYBE YOU COULD ADD LINKS BUT FAB =D XX
ReplyDeletewoahhh reallly good blog =D and i like the idea that u mentioned the TV series info :D x x
ReplyDeletegreat blog and i liked the way u said we could watch it on iplayer :)
ReplyDeletethis is reli gd and its gd hw u gave an outline of the story and made the book sound really interesting!!
ReplyDeleteit would be even better if u added links to other reviews of this book and gave an image of the book cover
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