The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith

This may be the case when Isabel sees a young man plunge to his death from the upper circle of a concert hall in Edinburgh. Isabel is fond of problems, and sometimes she becomes interested in problems that are, quite frankly, none of her business. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency novels, begins a wonderful new series starring the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie. I suggest The Sunday Philosophy Club.With The Sunday Philosophy Club, Alexander McCall Smith, the author of the best-selling and beloved No. The moral conflict in the book makes it an excellent book for discussing in reading clubs. Okay with a protagonist that goes into the circle of thought in nearly 50% of the book, then yes. Looking for a fast track crime thriller, then no. Do I recommend The Sunday Philosophy Club? Though all of it was false in the end, and the truth is that the boy was not the pawn but the protagonist in his death. The plot and ideas of Isabel about the death of the boy were complicated, as her thoughts. The motives are more in-depth and understandable. The boy died was only a small pawn, in the game of money.īut the truth is more simple and ironic. According to her, the reason of the murder is some deep corporate conspiracy, involving money, and assets. She creates all this plot in her mind, with the motive, planning, and even an accused of the crime. She finds about insider trading, and how a person who knows the market’s information can manipulate the shares. Isabel investigates the fall of the boy as much as possible.

Similarly, the reader can judge Isabel for her reasons and decisions, but we have to answer what we would have done at the place.Ī post shared by faizan fahim | ? Root of the… Isabel has to tackle such a dilemma whether to talk to the reporter about the death, inform her niece about her unfaithful boyfriend (when she found it through the illegitimate way), and what to do with the truth end. My example is horrible, but the gist is, should you lie to the people who trust if the truth means they will leave you.

Well here the lie is still intact, but naked truth could harm sometime. Would you tell the truth it does not look good, if true, or you add a pinch of lie to it like the t-shirt is looking good however, it does not go with your shoes/jeans.

Let’s say, your girlfriend or boyfriend asks you how he/she looking in a particular T-shirt.

When is it right to tell the truth, and how many lies you can serve with the truth? Then another question that the book rise is: What is a Lie?Īs the simple answer could be: Incorrect facts are lying, but we are already beyond simplicity. The Fortec Conspiracy by Garvin and Addeo.

The Sunday Philosophy Club by Alexander McCall Smith