Hermine R. (herlibrary) reviewed At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, Bk 3) on + 76 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
An improbable tale, but still fun to read.
K E M. (Rampallion) reviewed At the Villa of Reduced Circumstances (Professor Dr Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, Bk 3) on + 158 more book reviews
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"I am truly sorry, Professor von Igelfeld," she said. "This is no way for a country to treat a distinguished visitor. Shooting a visitor is the height, the absolute height, of impoliteness."
Silly but entertaining novel about a pompous professor and his endless search for the respect he deserves. Although it started out a bit slow, things picked up once he got to Colombia, and I loved the ending.
Silly but entertaining novel about a pompous professor and his endless search for the respect he deserves. Although it started out a bit slow, things picked up once he got to Colombia, and I loved the ending.

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Book 3 in the series about Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld of the Institute of Romance Philology. This is one of the funniest books yet. I don't know how (the author) Alexander McCall Smith comes up with these stories!!!

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The professor has some adventures outside of Regensburg, which is a relief, the office politics were winding down in Germany. I've read all 3 books, and I think this is the best one, although I am too much like the good Professor Doctor to really enjoy this series fully.

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Although the book is very short it was a fun read with a very annoying main charater. It is interesting to have a unsympathetic main character.