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fadedrose

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8. I had to look up the word "twee"

Wed Sep 26, 2012, 10:43 AM

Sep 2012

and found it should have been in my vocab long time ago - thanks. Yes, that's McCall.

I read the The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, and didn't hate it, but didn't really like it either. The next I read was Corduroy Mansions and it was so bad that I'm still angry with McCall for having written it, and when I posted that, "getting old in mke" agreed that he didn't care for it either. (Sep. 9 reading list).

I have Tears of the Giraffe but am returning it to the library without reading it. McCall is too twee for a cynical old bag like me , which is odd because I like stories that are a bit heartwarming.

But why is the man so popular? I can't figure ....

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Alexander McCall Smith - Anyone familiar with his books? [View all] fadedrose Jul 2012 OP

Smith's books are more like Beaton's than like Cotterill's Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2012 #1

Some describe Cotterill's as dark humor fadedrose Jul 2012 #3

Beaton's books are not like McCall's... fadedrose Sep 2012 #9

Forgot to add, I agree with you fadedrose Sep 2012 #10

The Mma Ramotswe series getting old in mke Jul 2012 #2

I had to look up Michael Stanley in Fantastic Fiction fadedrose Jul 2012 #4

Ah, yes, I love the Mma Ramotswe books, and the readings by Lisette...wonderful! classof56 Aug 2012 #5

Just ordered the first two Det. Kubu books... fadedrose Sep 2012 #11

I have not been able to get into his books, although they are wildly popular SheilaT Aug 2012 #6

I've tried books from three of his series Retrograde Sep 2012 #7

I had to look up the word "twee" fadedrose Sep 2012 #8