About Face audiobook
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Review #1
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I’m so sad. I’ve read all of the Donna Leon – Brunetti books up to this 18th one and enjoyed them as warm and loving, suspenseful, funny escape reads. About Face, however, was a big disappointment. The plot is preposterous. The unraveling doesn’t pass even the least stringent credibility test. There are two plots, actually, that are only very loosely intertwined, while the reader is waiting to see how they’ll gel. They really don’t. A harrowing scene involving a storage tank is well-written, overlong, and unnecessary, as it leads nowhere. The main female character isn’t developed at all as a person. Leon throws in lots of stuff about the classics — Cicero, Ovid — but that really has nothing to do with the plot except to impress you with Leon’s literacy. The Paola-Guido marriage is loving, warm, and contains some mild humor in their interchanges, and those parts are always good. The plot of the book, though, simply doesn’t hold water and leaves the reader feeling disappointed and baffled — Is this it? This is not as good as any of the other Brunetti books. It’s very slow-moving and often boring; I had trouble returning to it after I put it aside to read the day’s news.
Review #2
About Face audiobook in series Commissario Brunetti Mysteries
We all judge by appearances and Signora Marinello’s appearance is certainly one to draw comment. Why would a beautiful woman desire so passionately to be more beautiful? But more importantly why would she openly adopt a lover in the face of a husband who obviously adores her and who she seems to love? Our beloved Comissario Brunetti explores these questions in addition to who killed a caribineri who had the potential to become a friend. As always, there is a moral dilemna to resolve and as always Guido resolves it to my satisfaction.
If you are new to the Brunetti series, I strongly urge you to begin at the beginning so as to fully appreciate the character development and the leit motif of the Inspector Brunetti series.
Review #3
Audiobook About Face by Donna Leonm
The Brunetti novels are usually subtle, and can sometimes be a bit formulaic — too many coffees, too many meals, too many conversations with the Commissario sitting and waiting for someone to speak. This one starts off slowly enough to make the reader think it will be a top offender, but then, almost on a dime, it takes twists and turns and becomes a real thriller. Always enjoyable, this one adds excitement to the mix with skill and cleverness.
It has been years since I have read one of Donna Leon’s Brunetti books. Her stories include a murder mystery, but deal more with the human relationships of the diverse characters as well as Italian corruption and current politics. Brunetti is a student of the classics. I’n this book there is a parallel with a story by Ovid. As usual with Leon, there is great Italian food.
Again Commissario Brunetti has a number of incidents that need to be addresses. First a murder in another jurisdiction that needs assistance which leads to a friend of Guido’s in-laws which leads to another murder which leads to…….. Well you understand, that leads to another death. In-between you have interesting characters and storyline. Donna Leon has written another compelling book.
Review #4
Audio About Face narrated by David Colacci
This 18th installment in the Guido Brunetti series would have earned 5 stars were it not for some storylines disappearing from the investigation to focus on a mystery woman who seems to be addicted to plastic surgery despite her former great beauty. All talk of illegal toxic garbage dumping and a mention of investment in Ciña fell by the wayside. As it is, the ending was a little abrupt but just. I enjoyed it.
Review #5
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I haven’t read many of Donna Leon’s books (my misfortune) but all of those I have read have had these things in common: 1) they are snapshots of Venice as captured by its most seasoned residents with the black frame of crime surrounding the beautiful picture, 2) the crime is timely and believable, maybe even something from recent headlines, 3) the story includes extended insights into the personal and professional life of Commissario Guido Brunetti, 4) I will be starved for good Italian food by the end of the book.
Ms. Leon writes with an eye for the familiar in our lives that is dressed up by the lovely locale. Don’t some of us have insecurities with the families of our in-laws? And don’t some of us have relationships in the workplace where we must tread carefully or avoid them altogether? And doesn’t everyone worry about his or her growing children?
In “About Face”, the story is as much about the lovely, disfigured woman Brunetti meets at the home of his in-laws as it is about the potential misadventures of her husband in the criminal world. And, central to the story, is the question of what Europe does with its garbage when there is no more room to store it in landfills. This part of the story is fascinating and a little research afterward yielded much the same information as Ms. Leon has woven into her book. This is an interesting read and, in my opinion, worth the time.
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