Megan's review
At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances
by Alexander McCall Smith
Megan's review
At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances by Alexander McCall Smith
Megan's review
rating:
I enjoy most of this author's books, in particular the Numer 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books as well as the Sunday Philosophy Club series. His pace is slow and makes you feel like nothing is happening, but his descriptions of the characters, male or female, are thorough.
The main character in this series is a German professor of Portuguese whose claim to fame is a book he wrote on irregular verbs. He feels this gives him cache amongst his peers and is always internally fighting for respect. This story gets a little outrageous as he travels to Columbia from Germany, to accept an award. While there, he becomes involved in a coup and becomes the president of the country. It is all overwhelming to his German mind and manner, but he manages to get out alive, so to speak.
Not my favorite from this author, but still a fun, light[hearted read.
The main character in this series is a German professor of Portuguese whose claim to fame is a book he wrote on irregular verbs. He feels this gives him cache amongst his peers and is always internally fighting for respect. This story gets a little outrageous as he travels to Columbia from Germany, to accept an award. While there, he becomes involved in a coup and becomes the president of the country. It is all overwhelming to his German mind and manner, but he manages to get out alive, so to speak.
Not my favorite from this author, but still a fun, light[hearted read.
