Advantages: Engaging characters and a good story Disadvantages: If you didn't like the earlier books, you probably won't enjoy this one!
...I'm a fan of Alexander McCall Smith's books, especially this series, and this latest work didn't disappoint. You could probably dive right in with this book, but in my opinion it's better to read the series as a whole since this book continues the charac ...
Advantages: Very funny, excellent characters Disadvantages: Some storylines weren't as strong as the others
44 Scotland Street started life as a revival of the serialized novel. Serialized novels in newspapers were once very popular – authors like Dickens and Thomas Hardy had some of their novels published as serials before they were published as books – but se ...
Advantages: Good characterisation Disadvantages: Slow moving in places
Pat MacGregor is a student, now into her second gap year, and still unsure of what she wants to do with her life. She lands herself a job in an art gallery, where it soon becomes clear that her knowledge of the art world is far greater than that of the ga ...
Advantages: Entertaining, a light read Disadvantages: Plot was a bit thin
Background
Alexander McCall Smith is a Rhodesian born Scottish writer, born in 1948, and now native to Edinburgh, which is of course the setting for this book. Alexander is in fact an accomplished academic, currently residing as a Professor at Edinburg ...
Advantages: An amusing look at human nature Disadvantages: Little less conversation a little more action please
44 Scotland Street is a rather unique offering by Alexander McCall Smith of The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency fame. Born in Zimbabwe, the author completed a portion of his education in Scotland and is in fact married to a Scot. In his quite delightful Pref ...
