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| The City of Falling Angels | 
 enlarge | Author: John Berendt
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (211 reviews)
Sales Rank: 8894
Format: Bargain Price
Language: English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 414
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.4
Dewey Decimal Number: 945.31
ASIN: B000YT9COM
Publication Date: September 27, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 A very tedious book August 25, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I got this book because I liked Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. This book should have been titled "What I did on my vacation in Venice". I have a rule to give up on a book after 100 pages but I broke my own rule because I kept thinking the book was going somewhere. It wasn't. It was like Midnight in that it gave you lots of side events in Venice but in Midnight there was an overarching crime. There was an attempt in this book to make the burning of the Fenice Opera House a similar overarching theme but it really wasn't nearly as interesting. I should have given up after 100 pages............
 An interesting look at Venice, but not a "great" book July 14, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
A friend gave this book to me as I was headed off to Venice for vacation. I had no expectations regarding the kind of story, but I did expect a great story given the author and topic. However, I was disappointed. It almost felt like a Vanity Fair article, or one long gossip column. Even so, I did persevere and finish the book because the redeeming qualities were that of the details. Venice is indeed a unique and enchanting city. So I enjoyed learning about some of the areas and buildings and the ins and outs of the people while reading the book. I do believe it had an impact on my impression of the city. So for that, I was pleased. But if you are expecting a good mystery, or a coherent plot line at best, don't; it's not that kind of book at all.
 Loved it. July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If this book had been pure fiction I would say it was filled with charming and quirky characters, a la Anne Tyler. As it is billed as non-fiction, I will say that it takes a different view of the players.
I have been to Venice only once and fell in love with the city. This book reminds me of the city, quiet, winding, much more under the surface than it appears.
I enjoyed this book so much I was sad when it finished it.
A must read June 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had to buy a new book as the original one was so tatty from being passed on and re-read. It is essential reading if you have never visited Venice and are planning to do so. Thoroughly entertaining, too.
city of falling angels June 28, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Follows the pattern of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil but with a very different setting. 'Un-put-downable' is an overused phrase but it certainly applies to this book. As a frequent visitor to Venice, I found the descriptions very evocative, and the characters would not be out of place in a Donna Leon story.
Where next for John Berendt?........hopefully Sydney.
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