tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post3254235078394893862..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Donna Leon's Civilized DetectiveJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-72046730472873783712010-10-06T14:04:22.965-04:002010-10-06T14:04:22.965-04:00Hi! I'm new to Donna Leon's work. I'd...Hi! I'm new to Donna Leon's work. I'd like to ask: Is it essential to read the Brunetti novels in sequence? Or can I just pick any title? =) I would appreciate your input very much. Thanks!u l a nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862054776537312296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2772681356506230652010-04-06T23:32:02.855-04:002010-04-06T23:32:02.855-04:00I love Donna Leon's books, her commissario and...I love Donna Leon's books, her commissario and his family. I've read all of them. When I started reading them, between the library and buying them, I was able to get all of them.<br /><br />Now the library carries all of her books.<br /><br />What is there not to like? The intellectual inspector, the political realist who knows that justice is seldom obtained in Venice or Italy, the kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61758671969378308762010-04-01T16:06:43.237-04:002010-04-01T16:06:43.237-04:00I have heard her mentioned but with so many books ...I have heard her mentioned but with so many books to read, hadn't got to hers yet. That's got to change! They sound wonderful, and with so many, should keep me in reading material for some time.shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06310778176889652167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-65245859614090225932010-03-31T23:21:19.079-04:002010-03-31T23:21:19.079-04:00One of my favorite experiences reading her books w...One of my favorite experiences reading her books was doing so while I was on my dream trip in Italy.Kari Wainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142494074566856696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-62197512883535023632010-03-31T22:38:44.622-04:002010-03-31T22:38:44.622-04:00I discovered her while living in Germany, where I ...I discovered her while living in Germany, where I could get her books in German and English. I was disappointed on returning to the U.S. to find I couldn't get them here in any language, except as imports. I'm glad she's being published again here. Brunetti is a wonderful detective.Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-13848901267298472182010-03-31T22:32:58.346-04:002010-03-31T22:32:58.346-04:00I love her books too! Today I was just thinking ho...I love her books too! Today I was just thinking how much I love getting to view cultures apart from my own via well written mysteries. Leon does a great job of taking us into Venice. I'm looking forward to my next "visit" in May!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00976845403961701822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56544765260676066562010-03-31T20:58:18.312-04:002010-03-31T20:58:18.312-04:00I'm a big mystery fan, but somehow missed Donn...I'm a big mystery fan, but somehow missed Donna's books. I love the description "classy" and will add her name to my books to look for list. I didn't realize her books were so hard to find, so I'm glad Penguin finally saw the light and is releasing them. <br />pennyt@hotmail.compennythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02954661134848897320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64309901813488539122010-03-31T19:34:58.465-04:002010-03-31T19:34:58.465-04:00I haven't read her books but I've read a l...I haven't read her books but I've read a lot about her books. I have Friends in High Places in my TBR pile.<br /><br />Loved the interview.Pat R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03506208758752835844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-12192713748606493442010-03-31T18:28:29.972-04:002010-03-31T18:28:29.972-04:00Donna Leon is one of my very favorite mystery writ...Donna Leon is one of my very favorite mystery writers. Guido Brunetti understands that justice cannot always be done completely, but usually he manages to get some satisfactory resolution of the crime in a world filled with greed and corruption. His wife is a delight, and there is an obvious love between them and for their children. I didn't know about the cookbook, and will try to get a Carole Sojkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43670934023375019432010-03-31T17:38:10.148-04:002010-03-31T17:38:10.148-04:00"...and started an opera company."???
Ju..."...and started an opera company."???<br />Just like that? Wow! Where is it? What do they do? <br />Can't wait to get my hands on that cookbook.<br />Marina McIntire in Eugene, ORMarina McIntirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4071678116963147352010-03-31T17:07:52.835-04:002010-03-31T17:07:52.835-04:00When I heard Leon speak, she explained very clearl...When I heard Leon speak, she explained very clearly why she won't let the books be translated into Italian. She wants to remain anonymous in her neighborhood and just be "the American lady next door" (not her exact words, which I've forgotten, but that's the gist of it). She never pulls her punches when she writes about Italian corruption, which results in Brunetti always Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2985587686739139102010-03-31T15:51:30.413-04:002010-03-31T15:51:30.413-04:00I've never read any of her books, but I love V...I've never read any of her books, but I love Venice so much that I set my tattoo shop mysteries at the Venetian in Vegas!Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-66050827717782851992010-03-31T15:45:26.731-04:002010-03-31T15:45:26.731-04:00This is an author that I have been meaning to read...This is an author that I have been meaning to read for years. I will soon I'm sure. Her detective appeals to me and the fact that he has a stable home life also is good. Thanks for the info and I'l love to enter to win the books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-49816846673222311182010-03-31T15:25:32.875-04:002010-03-31T15:25:32.875-04:00Mary Ann, thanks for pointing out Mhz. We're o...Mary Ann, thanks for pointing out Mhz. We're on Cox Cable in Fairfax County, and I think we do get that network. There are probably a lot of good things on cable that I haven't discovered yet.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82374528407455018302010-03-31T15:15:19.122-04:002010-03-31T15:15:19.122-04:00I just finished The Bellini card by Jason Goodwin ...I just finished The Bellini card by Jason Goodwin and it has created an interest in Venice as a location for mysteries. Now I want something contemporary and your blog has convinced me that I need to read this author. Thanks.Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555318160638307655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56191294521749690632010-03-31T14:49:30.848-04:002010-03-31T14:49:30.848-04:00Credible and interesting characters her books are ...Credible and interesting characters her books are far more than simply entertaining crime novels exploring as they do human relationships,political and commercial corruption all against the background of a very real Venice world.One of todays great fiction writers<br />Mike Allenmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642590491607923136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-3439280845136537182010-03-31T14:36:41.770-04:002010-03-31T14:36:41.770-04:00I have an A+ List of crime fiction authors, those ...I have an A+ List of crime fiction authors, those to whom I am devoted as to old friends, those whose next works I look out for assiduously. Leon is very special, and it intrigues me that she will not allow her books to be translated into Italian, not because of the critical aspects of her view of Venice and Italy in general, but as a matter of respect, though I am not sure precisely what she Philip Amoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11739418522974972567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-32129963777846950002010-03-31T14:35:59.589-04:002010-03-31T14:35:59.589-04:00The German TV versions of Donna Leon's books w...The German TV versions of Donna Leon's books were televised a few years ago on MHz network’s International Mystery show. Commissario Brunetti was just as you would imagine him from reading the novels—except he spoke flawless German as did the other Italian policemen. <br /><br />International Mystery features crime shows from various countries with English subtitles. In the DC area, where Mary Ann Corrigannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81286842678755273062010-03-31T14:29:12.750-04:002010-03-31T14:29:12.750-04:00I love these books. I had the pleassure of meeting...I love these books. I had the pleassure of meeting Ms. Leon at an Amereican Library Assoication conference in D.C. a few years ago. When she learned that I live in Berkeley, CA, she told me taht she was involved in the early music festival that happens there every two years. We found another comon interest.BBibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347764186335858528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-43103224753718283762010-03-31T14:28:14.035-04:002010-03-31T14:28:14.035-04:00I've read a couple of Donna L's books, enj...I've read a couple of Donna L's books, enjoyed them immensely. I'm blessed to live in Hawaii, but it's a long (expensive!) trip to anywhere else in the world, and Italy seems very exotic and impossibly far away. I'd love to win an armchair journey.Venus de Hilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424101811517659566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55025677726247032442010-03-31T14:07:17.692-04:002010-03-31T14:07:17.692-04:00Lately I have been reading more books set in other...Lately I have been reading more books set in other countries so would be interested in one about Venice (which I have never visited - in fact have never been in Italy).Helen Kikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56292120481506917422010-03-31T13:08:31.973-04:002010-03-31T13:08:31.973-04:00I enjoyed the couple I've read -- I need to ge...I enjoyed the couple I've read -- I need to get back to her series. Interesting that she doesn't want her books translated into Italian. <br /><br />For some unknown reason, she's<br />linked in my mind with an author I've never read but always intended to, Magdalen Nabb. (Death of an Englishman is one that was recommended to me).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598293901890742561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-73941291713430482312010-03-31T13:03:38.720-04:002010-03-31T13:03:38.720-04:00Donna Leon is, indeed, a classy, wonderful writer ...Donna Leon is, indeed, a classy, wonderful writer who evokes such a wonderful sense of place! I am *so* excited to enter this competition; I'm a fan!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-2008226843112897102010-03-31T12:18:18.029-04:002010-03-31T12:18:18.029-04:00I can't resist entering, hope it's ok ... ...I can't resist entering, hope it's ok ... we're headed for Italy soon, so this counts as research. ;-)G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-10197741963016836892010-03-31T12:11:23.790-04:002010-03-31T12:11:23.790-04:00Classy--that's the word.Classy--that's the word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com