A condominium in an affluent area of \u200b\u200bEdinburgh, more 'precisely located in 44 Scotland Street that gives the title to the book, is the theater that come to life, the events extravagant, gaudy , deeply human characters battery, weird, almost caricatured, born from the pen ironic, lush harmonious and reflective of Alexander McCall Smith.
The town seems a microcosm of the building which is placed a huge glass dome that separates it from the surrounding world. As soon as you cross the gate out of the building, is like going to meet a sudden wave of air that leaves a little 'taken by surprise. A kaleidoscope
varied, brilliant, with characters and situations of the most 'diverse intertwined that give off a flickering, electrical, search for a meaning in themselves.
The starting point is the absolute of their everyday lives that apparently does not let nothing exceptional: there is' Bruce, a tall, handsome, menos, narcissistic young man who works for an estate agent, there 'Pat, outgoing girl, looking for a new air, who decided to leave home to take two years sabbatical study, then there are Irene and Bertie, 30 year old mother and son 5 years old, who are involved in a tug of war over what is the best way schoolgirl raising a child and then forget again as Matthew, the son of dad , which has been entrusted to an art gallery and is really ignorant and uninterested about art like a goat. There 'then Sunday, eccentric woman in one piece, old antopologa, the gossip of the building that can not' never fail to read in this context that he is interested in everything and everyone, energetic, full of life, ; and dispenser of us old and adviser in the presence of official secrets (Which is supposed to remain that way, by those who practice them)) other people's men. And in addition, other characters in outline, used to give additional color to the characters and a couple of pretty good that after a fleeting appearance at the beginning of the book, we are preparing, in the end of history, to reserve a special place for the next volumes of the series that came out of Italy is now a week betting on paper.
Mc Call Smith guides us to visit Edinburgh, the city where he lives, he was hired as a camera dive from the outside in the apartments of our exciting tenants, causing them to speak, communicate creeping into their thoughts more 'intimate and inviolate and their fluctuating mood states that are constantly exchanging positions during the day. There are paintings through their beliefs, their vices and virtues', habits, and their philosophy of life. enhancing defects, posing as normal, natural, as an added value, such as a touch of pepper that is used to stir up the monotony, instead of making petty demagoguery as often happens reading certain books, they shoot you in the head a suicidal instinct difficult to counter.
Each character, with its unique features and distinct, clearly presented a picture almost as soon as scattatagli with a telephoto lens reflex loaded, is analyzed in depth, sometimes mocked, others pitied, and despite (or perhaps especially because) there is a separate an abyss of difference, are mixed to perfection, creating a vibrant and dynamic whole, but also extremely sensitive, who managed to win the reader, fascinated by normality that feels so 'it, the pieces that move the novel.
A novel, as mentioned, light-hearted, unpretentious, paced, lively, fresh, delicate, designed for an audience wide readership, with no barriers to entry. You get lost in the pleasant turn of events, walking to shops, restaurants, edimburghesi by the hand with the characters. They are hilarious yields in direct speech in person, by the voice of the character of the moment, of what 'which in reality is that in reality, but only thought. A sort of gossip of thought, a rogue paparazzi. Just as the misunderstandings are unintentionally amusing burlesque, the slippery falls, creating a disorienting and embarrassing moment of suspension disconcerting, unrequited love, attempted conquests unlikely suffering harmful to the heart and sudden surprising new discoveries. All with a touch of typical British humor, which has the power to be brilliant but also bitter and reflective.
The Scottish author (but born and raised in Africa), with all its experiences, his world, he managed to hit the mark. And this is what 'I look for in a book evidently written with different structures inside variants are easily recognizable, than many others, so some comparisons with other texts should be made with the feet on the ground and required and necessary distinctions. But has the merit, in fact, have been able to touch the right nerve, known to invite me with the simplicity of a humble plot, linear, delicate and elegant at the same time, a direct, intense, engaging and human.
The sauce is perfect, but simple recipe carefully calibrated to suit the tastes a bit 'of all: comedy, so, in generous quantities some hint of mystery and yellow for "pepper" the pace history and also a good liter of sociology and philosophy, taken in balanced amounts, can not 'do anything but good.
Who will taste?
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