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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Girl of His Dreams (originale 2009; edizione 2009)di Donna Leon
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Una mañana lluviosa, el comisario Brunetti y el inspector Vianello responden a una llamada de emergencia informando de un cuerpo flotando cerca de unos escalones en el Gran Canal. Al agacharse para sacarlo, la muñeca de Brunetti queda atrapada en la sedosidad del cabello dorado y ve un pie pequeño: juntos, él y Vianello, sacan a una niña muerta del agua. Pero, inconcebiblemente, nadie ha denunciado la desaparición de una niña, ni el robo de las joyas de oro que porta. Brunetti se ve envuelto en una búsqueda no sólo de la causa de su muerte, sino también de su identidad, su familia y los secretos que la gente guardará para proteger a sus hijos, ya sean inocentes o culpables. I'm not sure why the reviews of this book are so full of praise. Slow to start and with two unconnected story lines I found it very difficult to get involved or pay attention to this book in the Brunetti series. This time the social issue dealt with was gypsies so that was new. Patta remains two dimensional and Signora Elletra elusive. Vianello gets a few choice monologues but overall this book felt limp and tired. 3.5 stars- not quite average but close to it. First off it’s starts off incredibly slow, we don’t even get to the main point or plot of the book until almost halfway through. Not only that but I feel like the anger and resentment towards the Romani in this book are extremely high, almost feels as if the author feels particularly upset with them. Also there was a side plot that had very little meaning and a very dull outcome- in fact this “mystery” was the whole first part of the book & I thought that maybe it would tie into the main mystery but it doesn’t, not even a little bit. Also there is really no ending to this book? It’s all quite open-ended and didn’t feel very satisfying to me. Overall it did grab me in once the main point came about and I found it quite easy to finish from there but the beginning was quite a drag. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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On a rainy morning, not long after the funeral of his mother, Commissario Brunetti and Ispettore Vianello respond to a 911 call reporting a body floating near the steps in one of Venice's side canals. Reaching down to pull it out, Brunetti's wrist is caught by the silkiness of golden hair, and he sees a small foot-together he and Vianello lift a dead girl from the water. But, inconceivably, no one has reported a missing child, nor the theft of the gold jewelry that she carries. So Brunetti is drawn into a search not only for the cause of her death, but also for her identity, her family, and for the secrets that people will keep in order to protect their children-be they innocent or guilty. The investigation takes Brunetti from the canals and palazzos of Venice to a Gypsy encampment on the mainland, through quicksands of connections and relationships both known and concealed, as he struggles with both institutional prejudice and entrenched criminality to try to unravel the fate of the dead child. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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A highly recommended title and series featuring the Venetian detective Commissario Guido Brunetti.
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