Portuguese Irregular Verbs

I recently finished the book Portuguese Irregular Verbs by Alexander McCall Smith. I have been reading him a lot lately. I really enjoy his style, whether I'm reading about Precious Ramotswe, Dr. von Iglefeld, or the residents of 44 Scotland Street. He seems to understand human nature and our struggles very well. Dr. von Iglefeld, the main character of Portuguese Irregular Verbs is very intelligent and clueless at the same time. He is obnoxious and selfish, yet somehow I found myself feeling compassion for him. This is a short book, so if you find that you cannot take too much of von Iglefeld, then you can finish the book and not feel that you've spent too much of your precious time on him.