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Definitely Not one of Leon's Best - [30 May 2009]
I had discovered Donna Leon only recently and most of the books I have read I have really enjoyed. However this one I simply could not get into. It seemed long, drawn out and boring to me. The violent attack on Brett twice was just too much and too graphic...
enjoyed. However this one I simply could not get into. It seemed long, drawn out and boring...
www.amazon.com/review/R2R1H6MA9...
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Another impressive read by Donna Leon - [30 Mar 2009]
This author does not cease to amaze me. Her books are extremely enjoyable and they are even getting better and better. Usually, in each installment we get to see a particular feature of Venice highlighted, and this case is no exception. However, instead...
getting better and better. Usually, in each installment we get to see a particular feature...
www.amazon.com/review/RINOABUMN...
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High Water in Venice - [09 Jan 2009]
I enjoy this series quite a lot. Reading Leon's books is a great way to spend time in Venice. You get a great feeling of what it must be like to live in this beautiful city, even in winter when the water rises in the streets and into buildings. Three ...
You get a great feeling of what it must be like to live in this beautiful city, even in...
www.amazon.com/review/R286Z53PGFMYW...
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Another wonderful Brunetti - [07 Aug 2008]
First Sentence: Domestic tranquility prevailed. Commissario Guido Brunetti sees the report of an assault on a woman he'd met during a previous case. Art historian Dotoressa Brett Lynch, staying with her lover, opera diva Flavia Petrelli, is in Venice ...
of an assault on a woman he'd met during a previous case. Art historian Dotoressa Brett Lynch...
www.amazon.com/review/RQ1CQQG6Q...
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The "High Water" Mark in the Series, so far - [14 Dec 2007]
Sorry about the bad pun, but "Acqua Alta" (High Water) is the best mystery that Leon has written to that time (1996). The book brings back two characters from the first novel, but in a totally different way. The two woman protagonists are both cultured...
to that time (1996). The book brings back two characters from the first novel, but in...
www.amazon.com/review/R8PHOQKG0...
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Acgua Alta - [11 Nov 2007]
Yet nother delightful visual mystery by Donna Leon. Letting us peek at the secrets of Venice while telling us a mind grabbing tale. Thanks again Ms. Leon
while telling us a mind grabbing tale. Thanks again Ms. Leon
www.amazon.com/review/R2C0CMGZX...
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A Case That Can Be Solved Amid Flood Waters in Winter - [11 Oct 2007]
Among the first four books in the Guido Brunetti series, I was annoyed by the tendency to create mysteries whose solution led to powerful patrons who were able to cover up for themselves so that there was essentially no justice done. I was very pleased...
create mysteries whose solution led to powerful patrons who were able to cover up for themselves...
www.amazon.com/review/R21J9TAAWK...
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A Staunchly Slogging Guido - [16 Jul 2007]
This is only the second Commissario Brunetti book I've read, and Acqua Alta is vastly superior to the other ( Through a Glass, Darkly ). I should admit that I didn't read either for their "mysteries," but rather to enjoy their depictions of the various...
to the other ( Through a Glass, Darkly ). I should admit that I didn't read either for...
www.amazon.com/review/R1OFUE689...
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Murder Italian Style - [13 Jan 2007]
I love Donna Leon's series. Aqua Alta gives you a glimpse of life in Italy and in the sinking city of Venice as well as a mystery. Its a quick read great for traveling.
city of Venice as well as a mystery. Its a quick read great for traveling.
www.amazon.com/review/R3S2V2LFTHAQG...
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