Life is so unfair, and it sends many things to try Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, author of Portuguese Irregular Verbs and pillar of the I...
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Oct 14, 2011
Jen
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4th in the series 2 1/2 pillars of wisdom, with the main character Prof. Von Igelfeld, professor of Portuguese Irregular Verbs fame, still in fine form sparring with Prof. Unterholzen. This is really just a collection of interlinked stories - Von Igelfeld comes close to proposing to Frau Benz, but after a chance negative comment about Mercedez, she becomes frosty -- he falls off a mountain during a retreat with a bunch of students -- and oils Unterholzen's dog's wheels with olive oil. Not the
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Sep 30, 2011
Ruth
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I liked this better than the earlier 3 short novellas in the series - it didn't seem quite so dry. But the humour still makes me feel uncomfortable sometimes, so von Igelfeld isn't one of my favourite AMS characters.
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Oct 29, 2011
Redatt
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I had a few chortles though it did not make me laugh out loud as much as the previous three von Igelfeld novellas, but nor did it make me squirm in discomfort at the humour -- as you can see from the cover, Walter the unfortunate sausage dog is still doing quite well all things considered.
Dec 10, 2011
Christina
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I'm not sure how to rate this book. At first I wasn't sure about it, but as I got into it, I did find it quite amusing at the same time as being a litte uncomfortable! I would be interested to try other books in the series.
Jan 13, 2012
svm
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a fast read, more of a novella. could likely be consumed in a few hours but i did my best to savor it because it may be a while before the next "entertainment" from this series. lots of LOLs, esp. in the final chapter!
Oct 18, 2011
Kerry
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Once again, a lovely story with beautifully observed characters and a lot of pathos. Poor Professor Dr von Igelfeld just can't seem to do anything right, until he falls off a mountain!
Nov 05, 2011
Martine
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I think maybe the reason I don't love this series as much as, say, the 44 Scotland Street series, is that I don't actually like von Igelfeld.
Nov 09, 2011
Bambola
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This series seems more self-indulgent and ultimately pointless than the others, but I still enjoy the quirkiness of it.
Jan 29, 2012
Mo
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A superbly funny book poking fun at academia. It is so true to life but in an exaggerated way. This series of MacCall Smiths's books are by a long way my favourite even if they are less well known.
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