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A review by bookph1le
Acqua Alta by Donna Leon
4.0
I just love these books. The atmosphere is so great, even if the mysteries stretch credulity at times--or at least, not so much the mysteries as their resolutions. Still, reading these is like immersing myself in Venetian culture as Leon portrays it, and I apparently cannot get enough of that.
It also must be said that a big part of what I enjoy about these books are the characters. They feel almost overly large to me at times (and this is particularly the case with the female characters), and yet that still works, probably because Brunetti himself seems so firmly grounded.
It also must be said that a big part of what I enjoy about these books are the characters. They feel almost overly large to me at times (and this is particularly the case with the female characters), and yet that still works, probably because Brunetti himself seems so firmly grounded.