+1 to all this. It's more like tales from Lake Wobegon (in Botswana) than mysteries; the idea is that Mma. Ramotswe untangles the cases through the 'obvious-to-women' method of actually listening to the people involved, and drawing conclusions borne of social understanding, and the cases themselves are usually not central to the books. Very character-driven, and the characters are wonderful and varied and real. There is a lot of humor, and as the_rck says, Botswana is very vividly brought to life. I would listen to the excellent audiobook readings by Lisette Lecat (highly, HIGHLY recommended) while running on our plowed river path in the snow, and I would be transported to the hot Botswana plains, seeing cows grazing under acacia trees instead of snowbanks to either side.
The show is sadly only a single season, but I enjoyed it a lot. The casting was absolutely perfect.
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Date: 2019-07-17 02:55 pm (UTC)The show is sadly only a single season, but I enjoyed it a lot. The casting was absolutely perfect.