16 July 2013

Alexander McCall Smith. The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs


 Alexander McCall Smith. The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs (2003) Another entertainment about Prof. Whatsisname, an academic resident at some German university. McCall Smith must have something against German academics. True, they are easy to satirise, but so are other academics, and for the same reasons. Chief of which is their conviction that all other mortals are lesser beings. Mildly amusing, but I’ve had enough of this series. I’m going to try the Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency series. * (2006)

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Lapham's Quarterly: Crimes and Punishments (Spring 2009)

 Lapham’s Quarterly II/2, Spring 2009. Crimes and Punishments . A difficult read, consisting almost entirely of firsthand accounts. Two crim...