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Acqua Alta, by Donna Leon

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itsyoolia's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

wendoxford's review against another edition

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3.0

Despite this crime series being formulaic, I quite warm to that aspect. Think it is largely that between murders and arrests there is an inescapable Venetian slice of life/culture that raises the bar on these stories of corkscrew twists, whre nothing is as it seems

heatherjholt's review against another edition

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2.0

Good,but not much surprise

cheryl6of8's review against another edition

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5.0

A really lovely mystery and a chance to spend a little time in Venice, enjoying the city during the acqua alta without having to get my feet (or anything else) wet. Dottor Brunetti is such a lovely man to spend time with and I enjoyed the time spent with Flavia and Brett as well. Elettra and Vianello are wonderful at their jobs and the world of art and opera and food just flows so well through the storyline. The mystery and detecting are well done, and the pacing just sucks you into without stressing you out, but most of all, this book is a mood, a separate world where you can float away from your troubles and just watch all the drama played out in front of you, lifted up to the soaring heights, plunged to the depths, and all the while secure -- like a captivating opera performance.

ljubetjasa's review

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adventurous relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Knjiga vsebuje zanimiv zaplet pri reševanju umora, a ima kar nekaj pomankljivosti. Veliko je nepotrebnih detajlov in opisov, ki so na trenutke moteči. V glavni vlogi nastopa detektiv, ki je prikazen kot nezmotljiv in skoraj brez napak, kar mi ni bilo preveč po godu. Knjiga se mi zdi povprečna.