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So much to love in this 5th installment. What I love about this is the depth mixed with humor.
From the pithy:
"Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive."
To the meaningful:
"Every small wrong, every minor act of cruelty, every act of petty bullying was symbolic of a greater wrong. And if we ignored these small things, then did it not blunt our outrage over the larger wrongs?"
To the hilarious:
[Angus] "Mind you, I did once, years ago, ...more
From the pithy:
"Old friends, like old shoes, are comfortable. But old shoes, unlike old friends, tend not to be supportive."
To the meaningful:
"Every small wrong, every minor act of cruelty, every act of petty bullying was symbolic of a greater wrong. And if we ignored these small things, then did it not blunt our outrage over the larger wrongs?"
To the hilarious:
[Angus] "Mind you, I did once, years ago, ...more
This series is not my favorite...too many characters and thus, too episodic. I especially dislike narcissistic Bruce--his every thought is shallow, predictable and boring, not humorous. I'm grateful he is finally maturing in this book, but I dislike him so much I don't care if he has a happy ending!!! One does hope Domenica and Angus will finally link up, and that Bertie's father will continue to assert himself between his son and the monster-mum Irene. Most of the book reads like a sit-com, rid
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I love this Scotland series set in Edinburgh but this one was slow at the beginning, picked up in the middle and was a tad bit boring as it wrapped up. We listened to it on long road trip to Omaha and still had to finish it in the livingroom when we got home! The narrator was great with various takes on scottish accents. For me, the funniest part was the suspected case of drug selling...which wasn't...and it wasn't salmon smuggling either, which Steve soooo thought it was. Bertie, the 6 year old
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The stories of the residents of an apartment building in Edinburgh continue with some major changes for several. Cyril the gold-toothed dog, and companion to Angus the portrait artist, becomes a father of six puppies who make Angus' studio a mess. Lard O'Connor, the Glasgow gangster with a heart mostly made of gold returns with a long-lost portrait of Bobbie Burns. Bruce the Cad seems to get his commupance and have a major change of heart. Bertie, the six year old prodigy with an overbearing mot
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"Featuring all of the endearing characters we have come to know and love, The Unbearable Lightness of Scones finds Bertie, the precocious six-year-old, still troubled by his rather overbearing mother, Irene, but seeking his escape in the cub scouts. Matthew is rising to the challenge of married life with newfound strength and resolve, while Domenica epitomizes the loneliness of the long-distance intellectual. Cyril, the gold-toothed star of the whole show, succumbs to the kind of romantic tempta
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I like the characters in this book.
Mar 29, 2010
Laura Anne
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it was ok
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2.5 I love the series overall, but I just couldn't get into this latest installment.
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Bertie is one of my all time favorite characters.
Mar 07, 2010
Robin Rhyner
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Mar 08, 2010
Elizabeth S.
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really liked it
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May 04, 2010
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Heather
marked it as to-read
