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Finished The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith for the Numbers Challenge.
This is the first in the series about Precious Ramotswe, who is a female private detective.
I'm really not a fan of this series. I know a lot of people really love it, but I thought everything was pretty rushed. And also, considering the fact that she is just starting out, she seems awfully good at it and with very little effort on her part (all things considered).
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I haven't read this, though it sits on my shelf. I don't even remember buying it, in fact. I'm hoping to finish everything I have that I haven't read by year's end (or, um, close to it), but I haven't placed a high priority on this one.
Maybe that's why I didn't like this so much. I wanted Veronica Mars or Kinsey Millhone or Tess Monaghan or my beloved VI Warshawski. She was none of them. :)
I may be able to finish all my unread books in two or three years. If I can stick to the book-buying hiatus (snicker) this year will make a huge, huge dent.
My jaw just dropped. Holy crap.
I know what you mean, though. I think it'd be smart if I just took The Dark Side to the used bookstore, because I don't think I'll ever really want to read about how the government abuses civil liberties through its war on terror.