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The Perfect Passion Company
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Amy Alexander
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57
As the new manager of the Perfect Passion Company, Katie’s mission is to help the lonely hearts of Edinburgh. With the assistance of her amiable and handsome office neighbor, William, she finds herself using a personal touch to find matches for the city’s lovelorn citizens. When an airline pilot comes to her looking for a woman to take care of him, Katie sends him to cooking school. The case of a hotelier with a particularly overbearing mother may require a delicate two-pronged approach.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Weak story
- By Jeri B on 06-24-24
- The Perfect Passion Company
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Amy Alexander
I can't listen to this Narrator
Reviewed: 03-06-24
I've listened to all the Alexander McCall Smith's series, but will be returning this one. I've only listened to one chapter, but the narrator is using a very high-pitched voice, with an overly enthusiastic tone, for the 3 female characters introduced so far. There is no differentiation between the 2 twenty-something characters, nor the somewhat older Aunt - I felt that her voice could have been lower and calmer for some contrast. Perhaps the narrator could have done better with better direction....
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,832
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,981
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,983
Mma "Precious" Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. At first, cases are hard to come by. But eventually, troubled people come to Precious with a variety of concerns. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transcends its Genre
- By Gene on 12-07-03
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
My Favorite Narrator
Reviewed: 11-05-18
This is a lovely series of books, which gets better over time, as characters are developed, and as the plots get simpler. A glimpse into another culture as seen through a woman's eyes. As a reader of all of Alexander McCall Smith's books, a hallmark element is the long internal dialogues of his characters. Lisette Lecat is an amazing reader and the best I've ever heard at doing a variety of voices, including more than one male voice, executed so well that it seems at times that there is more than one reader; she's also able to put the occasional click into African names. This is a series better listened to than read because of this outstanding reader.
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