It is relaxing to read these books that feature Mma. Ramotswe's intelligence and tact to solve, not only but often, women's concerns. This time the concern may have been more serious than most. I also love the calm pace of these books that explore the character's thought processes--often funny and illuminating.
I have now started book #1 in a new series by Kim Harrison,
THE DRAFTER. Kim wrote the
Hollows series with Rachel Morgan which I loved. She ended that series, an action for which I may never forgive her. In the few chapters I have read of this book, I have misgivings. I don't particularly like books in which government controls people, taking away their freedoms. Hated
1984, avoided
CATCH 22,
BRAVE NEW WORLD, and
THE HUNGER GAMES, (which reminded me of Shirley Jackson's "
The Lottery"). A drafter, it turns out, can change time. It is a rewriting of time, but I haven't yet figured out if she can erase things that happened or just people's memory of them. It smells of government control of people, not only against their will but without their knowledge. I will continue because I love this writer, but I may not finish the trilogy...we will see.
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