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François

FrankAuLux@outside.ofa.dog

Joined 3 years, 2 months ago

Retired linguist/law/IT. Avid reader in all languages (see polyglot.city/@FrankauLux/ ), both paper and ebooks. Mostly fictions these days.

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55% complete! François has read 58 of 104 books.

finished reading Looking for You: A Novel by Alexander McCall Smith (The perfect passion company)

Alexander McCall Smith: Looking for You: A Novel (en language, Vintage) No rating

After facilitating a handful of successful romances, Katie Donald is eager to continue helping the …

A novel on the side of the series,so quite a lot re-told for those who haven't read the series. Not sure it was necessary but then again I hardly ever do. As usual nice stories entertwined. You can't go wrong with Alexander McCall.

finished reading A labourer in the vineyard of love by Alexander McCall Smith (The perfect passion company, #2)

Alexander McCall Smith: A labourer in the vineyard of love No rating

Katie Donald is learning the ropes at the Perfect Passion Company, which provides help to …

Instalment #2 in the Passion series. A bit predictable, but nice reading, as usual wiht Alexander McCall :-)

finished reading Cook for Me by Alexander McCall Smith (Perfect Passion Company, #1)

Alexander McCall Smith: Cook for Me (en language, Vintage) No rating

Katie Donald’s aunt Ness announces that she’s heading to Canada for a late-in-life gap year, …

Again a nice easy reading from our friend Alex. Definitely what you need when it's 38C outside and don't feel like doing anything :-)

Erle Stanley Gardner: The case of the blonde bonanza (en language, ‎ Della Street Press) No rating

Mason gives Della Street two weeks’ vacation! That is, it was supposed to be a …

nice little Perry Mason. Didn't even know I had that book. It was late at night and very hot (25C @11.45pm !) after a 38C day. I usually like the Perry Mason old TV series both before and after his accident. Anyway. go for it :-)

finished reading The Man with the Silver Saab by Alexander McCall Smith (Detective Varg, #3)

Alexander McCall Smith: The Man with the Silver Saab (Little, Brown) No rating

Perplexing, unfathomable, and perhaps unimportant, the cases that Malmo’s Department of Sensitive Crimes take on …

As usual with McCall-Smith, a nice easy read. A bit surprised with this one as Ulf seems to wander in paths usually reserved to Isabel Dalhousie (I know, you can't understand if you're not familiar with MCS' opus, but in that case you won't care either, so.. :-) )

finished reading The Lost Language of Oysters by Alexander McCall Smith (Professor Dr von Igelfeld Series, #6)

Alexander McCall Smith: The Lost Language of Oysters (english language, Penguin Random House) No rating

Professor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld is not just any German professor—he is the author of the …

As usual, McCall-Smith gives us a brilliant book. I must confess I am totally biased, being a linguist myself and having worked in a university. That's why the Von IgelFeld series is my favorite from the very prolific McCall-Smith production. If you don't know this serie yet , do yourself a favour and go buy Portuguese Irregular Verbes, the first instalment. That's how I got hook, by mistake since I thought it was really about portuguese irregular verbs :-)