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Murray posted a review at 2009-11-02 15:01:38.
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Isabel's life is getting very interesting. If you liked the first book, this won't disappoint.
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ruh gandaruza posted a review at 2009-10-18 11:06:45.
(Language: English)
philosophical indeed from the beginning till..well, am not done yet...
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A reader posted a review at 2009-09-02 05:52:04.
(Language: English)
Couldn't put it down! Isabel sets off on another meddling mission. Investigating the death of a young man whos heart was donated to Ian (she met randomly in a deli). Ian is having visions which he assumes are connected with the man's heart he has been given life with. Isabel is still fighting her feelings for Jamie, whilst reviewing articles for the publication she edits.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-06-30 08:49:14.
(Language: English)
An enjoyable read with an interesting plot. I was a little bit disappointed with how things came to an end...I felt that so much more could have been done with it! It kept my interest however, and I found Isabel to be an amusing and endearing character.
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Melissa posted a review at 2009-05-21 20:59:57.
(Language: English)
Like the first Dalhousie mystery, McCall Smith's second in his Edinburgh series is laden with tantalizing philosphy. Aside from comforting me that there are other brains that work in unstopping philosphical tangents in the world, Smith managed to make me feel so satisfied by his protag's inner wanderings, that how the actual mystery of the novel was solved didn't really matter. Which was a good thing, because like the first installment, the final chapters leave one feeling a bit cheated and more appreciative than ever of fiction which isn't afraid to be fiction. While Isabel Dalhousie is a practical-minded woman and would probably doubt such an ending about herself were she to read it, a fantastical twist might serve as the best juxtoposition to her logic-weary mind. After all, Isabel herself is fiction - a fictional ending could not be too terrible an oxymoron could it? McCall Smith apparently thinks so. This time, Isabel is drawn into the question of cellular memory when a man with a heart transplant confides in her about visions he is having of a person he has never met - as if his heart is remembering its former owner's experiences. It is a worthy question precisely because it is one that simply cannot be answered by anything concrete. Sadly, rather than conclude in a way which leaves readers exploring further, McCall Smith skips to - in my view - an anticlimactic ending which is meant to be practical, but ends up being more of a stretch than its more fantastical alternative. However, as I said before, the ending, by its occurrence seemed an irrelevance alongside the delightful meanderings of Isabel's expressive and ethical mind that my forgiveness was immediate. Add to those philosphical delights a vision of Edinburgh far more expansive than that of Smith's first novel, The Sunday Philosophy Club, and you have a splendid coffee companion. Cat's Delicatessen is more fragant than ever and Brother Fox's coat a seemingly more visible red. The Really Terrible Orchestra is terribly interesting. Friends, Lovers, Chocolate indeed. Any book that can argue seriously the philosophical merits of chocolate and invite me into a Bugatti with Italians of ancient nobility can have lunch with me any day.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-04-26 16:49:28.
(Language: English)
Could a book with such title be not good?! :-)
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A reader posted a review at 2009-04-17 14:32:24.
(Language: English)
This book is the most boring book EVER!
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Kimberly posted a review at 2009-03-03 04:57:12.
(Language: English)
Better (more suspenseful) than The Sunday Philosophy Club, but I was expecting another twist at the end.
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Susan posted a review at 2009-02-28 13:59:31.
(Language: English)
I like his No. 1 Ladies Detective... series better, but this was good too. Maybe I'll warm up the main character over time. Good vacation reading.
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A reader posted a review at 2009-02-20 17:48:50.
(Language: English)
I ALWAYS enjoy McCall Smith's books! I have yet to find one I don't enjoy. This one is as delightful as the title makes it sound! An extra bonus: they're suitable for "mixed company"!! You can listen to it with kids (or parents) in the car. :) Besides, for anyone that loves Scotland, you simply MUST read his books!
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