Best My Venice: And Other Essays By Donna Leon
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Ebook About A collection of “entertaining . . . unapologetically opinionated” essays from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Commissario Guido Brunetti novels (The New York Times). Donna Leon has won legions of fans and waves of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti—not only for her intricate plots and gripping narratives, but for her insight into the culture, politics, family-life, and history of Venice. But outside of her mystery novels, Leon has also been writing essays on Venetian life and related topics for years. In My Venice and Other Essays, the best of these essays are collected: more than fifty charming and insightful works ranging in topic from battles over garbage in the canals to the troubles with rehabbing Venetian real estate. Leon shares episodes from her life, explores her love of opera, and recounts tales from in and around her country house in the mountains. With pointed observations and humor, she also explores her family history, her former life in New Jersey, and the idea of the “Italian man.” Sure to please longtime Leon fans as well as anyone who appreciates the wit and wisdom of a master wordsmith, this volume offers “an intriguing glimpse at the strong views of an exceptionally interesting and entertaining novelist” (The Seattle Times).Book My Venice: And Other Essays Review :
She's a favorite fiction writer, so I'd hoped for more writing about Venice. There is one crabby essay about the city (there are too many people who have crowded into it since she inserted herself in the city some 25 or so years ago, she hates tourists, and especially hates cruise ships [I, too, think they should not be allowed to dock in the Grand Canal, but then, neither should Italian warships--which I have seen blocking the views] The latter essays about how fat Americans are, etc. are just unpleasant to read. One wonders, has she never travelled to Denver? Seattle?--actually anywhere except her native New York, New Jersey area? It reveals a side of this writer I am sorry to discover. All her happy feelings are subsumed into the mystery series--which I do recommend. The Title "My Venice" is a clever catch: those who have read, and keep reading, Donna Leon's Brunetti mystery novels, are bound to have a go at this little volume, which, to this reader's disappointment, contains a nice set of Venetian pieces, but not nearly as much as to justify the book's title. The reader is privy to Donna Leon's opinions (forceful opinions, mind you!) on Venice, music, mankind and animals, men, America, and books. Some pieces are short: notations rather than essays, or brief scenes, or snapshots. As for Venice, I had hoped to encounter a bit more depth and insight of a woman who has lived there for decades; the pieces on Venice are like spices still looking for some good food to be added to. That said, some of them are very well worth a read, if only for the humor displayed in them. So I enjoy these as tasty "spices": short, hearty, pungy. Some texts in this volume do reflect very strong opinions (no love lost for Saudi Arabia!). Leon's critical views on America reflect opinions that are hers, of course, but I suspect that they could be received as very direct and in some instances perhaps even offensive to American readers. I write this as a non-American, living in the US as permanent legal resident. Reading the pieces in the section "on America", I found myself wondering for which audience Leon is writing. Maybe Germans, who, certainly at the present time, are critical, and not without prejudices, about America? I have the impression that Donna Leon herself has lost her love for, or is deeply disappointed in, present day America. That said, I assume that American readers know to place Leon's observations and opinions within the larger context of her writings. Still, in the worst case, she may lose some of her loyal followers in the US because of the strong opinions voiced in this collection. Overall, this book is a mixed bag. I gave a copy as a gift to a friend, who has lived many years in Venice when she was younger. She recently thanked me for the book (she went on vacation after I gave it to her, and read the book while at a warm and sunny beach somewhere): "Thank you for giving me this book. That way, I didn't have to buy it". She then proceeded to say that, if the book were written by her, she give it a title like "A Treveller's Notes" or something to that effect, but not "My Venice and Other Essays". I concur. Too bad that the book is a mixed bag. It is, perhaps, the result of needless prodding by an over excited literary agent, to make big bucks on the high riding success wave of the rightly acclaimed Brunetti series. The kind of quantity on display here, however, can potentially do serious harm to the quality of Leon's pieces in this book, as well as her other work, mainly the Brunetti mysteries. I look forward to the next installment (disclosure: I have been in Venice for a week at least once a year for several years now, and following Brunetti through the city has become ever more enjoyable as I visualize locations, campos, and calles where I have been as well). I hope many more will follow. I also can perhaps imagine a novel in which George Frideric Handel features as the main character in behind the opera stage drama (second disclosure: I am a Handel opera afficionado, like Leon). With this little volume, however, and with all respect for Donna Leon, I wonder whether or not the author has done a favor to her readers as well as to herself. Each reader will have to find out for her/himself. Read Online My Venice: And Other Essays Download My Venice: And Other Essays My Venice: And Other Essays PDF My Venice: And Other Essays Mobi Free Reading My Venice: And Other Essays Download Free Pdf My Venice: And Other Essays PDF Online My Venice: And Other Essays Mobi Online My Venice: And Other Essays Reading Online My Venice: And Other Essays Read Online Donna Leon Download Donna Leon Donna Leon PDF Donna Leon Mobi Free Reading Donna Leon Download Free Pdf Donna Leon PDF Online Donna Leon Mobi Online Donna Leon Reading Online Donna LeonRead Online Drive-Thru USA: A tale of two road trips By Rich Bradwell
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