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The Lost Art of Gratitude
Alexander McCall Smith · 2009
70/100
👍 Worth It
This is Isabel Dalhousie doing what she does best — turning a gentle mystery about trust and betrayal into a meditation on being generous with people, including the ones who've wronged you. It's not a page-turner in the traditional sense; the plot mostly exists to give Isabel something to think about out loud. If you want cozy, clean, morally reflective fiction, this scratches that itch nicely.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety88
Substance / usefulness62
Craft & writing75
Originality55
Evidence & accuracy70
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit82
Human-eye read72
Penny’s verdict70
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