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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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I didn't enjoy this book so much. I think he lacks the love for Edinburgh he obviously has for Botswana.
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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
Read for the second time 2011
Jun 16, 2009
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