A Pleasure to Read | Friends, Lovers, Chocolate

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate | Friends, Lovers, Chocolate | Alexander McCall Smith

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	• Friends, Lovers, Chocolate Alexander McCall Smith Time Warner Books UK, 2005 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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Prose for the soul. Life is good.

Ok, I agree that the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency seems to have more flavor than the Isabel Dalhousie series - but isn't it because we find Africa much more exciting than Scotland? Because we find it exotic and warm and we are pleasantly surprised with the human universals we discover in Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi?

My opinion is that both series have the same writing quality, it is just that we don't know as much about Botswana and its people, as we know about Europe. And it makes it a more interesting read for us - as I am sure it would be the reverse for the African readers.

I liked the first novels of the Isabel Dalhousie series, it is a very enjoyable read. And the series gets better, I think. I like the warmth and goodness and common sense that emmanate from McCall Smith's prose. It just feels good, cozy even. No big surprises, just a book to keep you good company, anytime, anywhere, and to remind us that life is good (and we can contibute to that, too).

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A Pleasure to Read

I'd never read any of this author's books before, and picked it up while I was on vacation. Set in lovely Scotland, it is the story of a strong willed, intelligent and attractive protagonist who sets out to solve the mystery of a transplant patient who is having visions of a murder. I thought the premise was intriguing, the writing clever, and the story engaging. I'll read others from this author!

Friends, Lovers, Chocolate

Love this series of novels; peaceful reading on human foibles with just enough philosophy thrown in to give you pause. Highly recommended.

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Satisfaction of receipt of book

Book arrival was as promised, and in the condition as stated. I was pleased with my choice of purchase.

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My favorite in the series

All the books in this series are rich with imagery and humor, but this book is the richest. I love the little throwaway joke about philosophers in Edinburgh delicatessens, the anecdote about German professors, and the beautiful final scene. I don't like the central plot very much, but I reread this book over and over for the little things.

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