Rebecca H. (amichai) reviewed The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie, Bk 1) (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) on + 368 more book reviews
The first in an Isabel Dalhousie mystery series. Well read. Alexander McCall Smith's writing is for those of us who enjoy character as it is revealed through the minutia of daily life. There is humor and a mystery - but no real action and adventure. A cozy.
LC P. (smallorder) reviewed The Sunday Philosophy Club (Isabel Dalhousie, Bk 1) (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged) on + 67 more book reviews
Isabel Dalhousie is a philospher by training, and an amateur sleuth by choice. When a young man falls from a balcony to his death, Isabel's curiousity is aroused. She does not believe the fall was an accident, and she is determined to root out the truth. With a little help from some friends, Isabel plunges deep into the shady business community of Edinburgh to find some answers. I love Alexander McCall Smith's "The No. 1 Ladies Detective" series so I anticipated this series to be of the same caliber. It wasn't. It didn't have a central character I could identify with (The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" central character, "Precious Ramotswe, Botswana detective that is traditionally built" is someone I have much in common and would love to live next door to and have tea with even though she is a far cry from my own Eastern European roots, Midwest born and raised, lived in remote areas of developing countries, and finally settling in the Old South to raise my family).
Heather F. (AZmom875) -
I read this book a long time ago. Recently I decided to listen to the book. I found at the beginning the readers voice to be annoying. I got used to her, and decided that I much preferred to hear this book, than to read it myself. Much of the subject matter can be deep, based on philosophy and ethics. Hearing it made it less dry.
When I got to the end when, one finds out who the murder is, I remembered why I didnt continue with the series, when I read it. But alas, I did get book 2 on audio, because I do think I will enjoy hearing what happens next.
When I got to the end when, one finds out who the murder is, I remembered why I didnt continue with the series, when I read it. But alas, I did get book 2 on audio, because I do think I will enjoy hearing what happens next.
