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Review #1
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I’m a total sucker for Donna Leon’s Commissario Brunetti series, but I can recommend this latest installment, “The Waters of Eternal Youth” without the shame of a true believer. This one is smooth as silk, with all the wit, cleverness and Venetian bells and whistles that Leon delivers in the best of these books. There is a good “cold case” assault case that evolves into a murder procedural. Venice and the entire Brunnettii tribe and professional team are gently reintroduced to new readers while giving series regulars some new tidbits to chew on. Signorina Elletra is in fine form and a big part of the storyline as always.
The action is accompanied by a running commentary on the state of Venice (lamentably touristic and expensive); Italy (corrupt and wonderful); human behavior (governed by emotions, angelic and satanic); Brunetti’s wife’s cooking (just superb); and the vagaries of life in general.
Review #2
The Waters of Eternal Youth audiobook in series Commissario Brunetti Mysteries
I try to read Donna Leon books slowly because I don’t want them to end. This is her 25th Guido Brunetti book and I savored it as long as I could, Reading one of her books is like taking a short trip to Venice. You are immersed in local customs and cuisine. You walk through Venice with Guido Brunetti as your guide. These books are not breathless whodunits. They are elegant escapes with complex characters and as one reaches the final page everything may not (or ever) be wrapped up. Ms Leon has perfected a style that is entirely her own. There are a few other authors trying to jumpstart a series similar to the Brunetti books but they are pale immitators. There is a 26th book but I am holding it at bay. I can’t bear the thought that I will have read everything. Of course if I do I can simply pick up her first book and begin again.
Review #3
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It is a first book by this author for me and I have to confess that I got it only because it was on sale and because I looked for something new and different after finishing my last fantasy saga.
There are at least two good things I can say about this story. First is that although it is a part of 29 books series it can be read on its own. Second is that it gives a lot of very interesting cultural background that I really enjoyed.
However the mystery itself was unraveling very slowly. Also, I visited Venice just once and I know only very few Italian phrases so trying to follow all the Italian names of all the streets, channels, institutions, as well as protagonists and trying to figure out what they are eating was a little annoying.
But I liked general atmosphere of the book well enough to buy another one in the series. I have a feeling these are kind of books that grow on you if you read more of them and familiarize yourself with all the characters. And, of course they should be much more appealing to people more familiar with Italy and Venice than I am.
Review #4
Audio The Waters of Eternal Youth narrated by David Colacci
I’ve read all of Donna Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti mysteries and “The Waters of Eternal Youth” has one of the most pitiful victims, nastiest villains, and most satisfying endings in this rich, evocative series about life and death in Venice. As always, La Serenissima–the city herself is on display in all of her ancient and sometimes tawdry finery.
According to author and socialite, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, “the secret of eternal youth is arrested development.” This defines the victim in this mystery, who was resuscitated after her rescue from a Venetian canal, but whose brain had been too long without oxygen. Manuela will live the rest of her life with the mental capacity of a seven-year-old, even though she is now approaching her third decade.
Manuela’s grandmother, who is both rich and a friend of Brunetti’s mother-in-law wants the Commissario to investigate the accident, even though it happened fifteen years ago. He reluctantly agrees.
As with all of the Brunetti books, there is a thick dollop of office politics involving Signorina Elettra, her boss, Vice-Questore Patta and his creepy side-kick, Lieutenant Scarpa. Watching Elettra hack into government computers in order to help Brunetti and plot revenge against the evil Scarpa is one of the long-running joys of this series. Brunetti’s colleague, Commisario Claudia Griffoni also plays a major role in “The Waters of Eternal Youth” when she befriends the unfortunate Manuela.
Review #5
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Leon’s Brunetti stories have always been strong on Venetian atmosphere and the ambiguity of Italian morality. Like many authors spoiled by international success she has occasionally struggled to maintain the high standards attained by the first ten books in the second … but here she has surpassed herself on an emotional level. As is often the case with her crime fiction, the resolution of the who-done-it is neither the point nor particularly demanding: It is the journey that matters, not the destination.
In my humble opinion, any reader who fails to tear up reading her account of the haunting aftermath of the near-drowning of a teenager can confidently be diagnosed as not neurologically typical. And once more, on the final page, the same rule applies. Brava, Dottora!
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