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I really got into this one, the 2nd in the series of "Sunday Philosophy Club" books by Alexander McCall Smith. I was disappointed by the first book of the series, somehow, but I guess in retrospect I was unfairly comparing it to the "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" series, and not letting this storyline and its characters speak for themselves. It's been several years since I started this series, though, and for some reason this book really spoke to me. I love the strength and quirky nature of Isa
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Isabel Dalhousie seems to talk herself in circles. She spends a lot of time rationalizing her actions and desires. I don't think she's completely honest with herself. This book reads a bit like a soap opera with time to wonder ... will she or won't she.
Isabel is not as admirable or as easy to like as Precious Ramotswe from The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. ...more
Isabel is not as admirable or as easy to like as Precious Ramotswe from The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. ...more
Fun, funny, light-hearted with a heart, a breath of fresh air. The author makes the reader feel his Edinburgh as much as one feels his Botswana. Look out for his cameo appearance, as he also makes in the #1 Ladies Detective series.
A bit slow and boring compared to his other books. But charming.
Mar 04, 2009
Readstoomuch
marked it as to-read
May 05, 2010
Diana Kornfeld
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