tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post63360053067652598..comments2024-03-29T00:34:59.084-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: May's Who Are You... I Really Want to Know!Cathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-30874241295292757282017-05-19T19:21:51.537-07:002017-05-19T19:21:51.537-07:00The series changed after the first book. But it s...The series changed after the first book. But it still features Commissario Guido Brunetti who is a Venetian police detective. A lot of the book features his thinking, but also gives a real feel for Venice.<br /><br />They usually have a social issue but it does not overshadow the book. Often the perpetrator is a man with power, wealth, high up in his career and there is not justice at the end. Donna Leon says that this reflects real life.<br /><br />I hope you try some more of Leon's series. I love it, have read every book, as have several of my reader friends.<br /><br />The characters grow on the reader with Brunett's families, especially his spouse, Paola Falier, and his team at work, playing important roles in the stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38707539543364122432017-05-17T11:30:14.631-07:002017-05-17T11:30:14.631-07:00I read the first Brunetti book years ago, and it r...I read the first Brunetti book years ago, and it really didn't grab me. I've often thought since then that I should give the series another go.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-52499042157825292532017-05-17T02:48:08.588-07:002017-05-17T02:48:08.588-07:00OK. I come here to read the post about the feature...OK. I come here to read the post about the featured book and I find that and several others to add to my ridiculous TBR lists (2)!<br />The last book I read (and am still glowing in) was Donna Leon's latest one with Guido Brunetti with whom I do not identify. But I could say I'm Signorina Elettra Zorzi, assistant to the head of the questura, who is a computer genius and can hack into any secure system in Italy.<br /><br />And I'm in "Earthly Remains," a wonderful book set not in the usual Venice, but in the Venetian laguna and its canals and islands. <br /><br />I have rarely felt so relaxed reading a book, and it's because the flora and fauna play a major role in the descriptions of a beautiful place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-74740499581601015132017-05-15T18:29:22.797-07:002017-05-15T18:29:22.797-07:00Good book-- Hope you enjoy!Good book-- Hope you enjoy!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-83070189071310578072017-05-15T18:21:53.472-07:002017-05-15T18:21:53.472-07:00I just started in Farleigh Field--there's quit...I just started in Farleigh Field--there's quite a cast of characters! I think I am Pamela right now.holdenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563239351498816805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-84254796703312147192017-05-15T11:35:41.385-07:002017-05-15T11:35:41.385-07:00I think this is my favorite historical fiction ser...I think this is my favorite historical fiction series. I'm several books behind (I'm up to WWI with the Morlands), but the books are waiting patiently for me on my TBR shelves. The Dark Rose is one of my favorite books in the series, too.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-92178908143067300092017-05-15T11:34:07.692-07:002017-05-15T11:34:07.692-07:00A favorite series of mine. Thanks for reminding me...A favorite series of mine. Thanks for reminding me that I have to get a copy of Killer Characters!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-78960167190563017702017-05-15T11:33:13.668-07:002017-05-15T11:33:13.668-07:00I've heard the author's name, but that'...I've heard the author's name, but that's about all I remember. I'll have to check her out. Thanks, Kay!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-34322632353621471882017-05-15T11:32:24.503-07:002017-05-15T11:32:24.503-07:00Another book that I'm very interested in. Than...Another book that I'm very interested in. Thanks, Margot!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-61721071963672442202017-05-15T11:30:46.720-07:002017-05-15T11:30:46.720-07:00And that's a very fine character to be!And that's a very fine character to be!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-5807063192891737982017-05-15T07:16:32.661-07:002017-05-15T07:16:32.661-07:00I am Nanette in The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Ea...I am Nanette in The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles, the second in the Morland family saga. I go to court and become friends with Anne Boleyn. This is a great series and I liked this book even more than the first.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-57252610783925732062017-05-15T06:35:49.751-07:002017-05-15T06:35:49.751-07:00I am Olivia Limoges. I live in Oyster Bay North Ca...I am Olivia Limoges. I live in Oyster Bay North Carolina with my standard poodle Capt. Haviland. Ellery Adams has told my story in eight books. With this last book, Killer Characters, she has said it is the last book that she will let readers know about our life in Oyster Bay. So the Bayside Book Writers, Dixie, Fred Yoder and myself will go back to private life. I will still carry on with my treasure hunts along the ocean to see what treasures the ocean has surrendered. Lynn T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08920789124947857728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-51546068334563312762017-05-15T04:55:29.567-07:002017-05-15T04:55:29.567-07:00I also love the sound of your book, Cathy. I like...I also love the sound of your book, Cathy. I liked the inclusion of both Mrs. Hudson and Mrs. Watson in the recent contemporary Sherlock series on Masterpiece. Though this was a tough season. <br /><br />So, my reading has been almost at a standstill for a couple of weeks. My travels had me busy with other things. I'll talk about the book that I started yesterday - Mary Kubica's EVERY LAST LIE, which comes out at the end of June. I guess I'd be Clara, who has just found out her husband has been killed in an accident. She's still reeling from the news. Haven't gotten very far yet, but this author is one I've been planning to read for a while.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-35918007256484198132017-05-15T04:11:24.170-07:002017-05-15T04:11:24.170-07:00Oh, this one does sound good, Cathy. As for me, I&...Oh, this one does sound good, Cathy. As for me, I'm Claire Bowerman, a surgeon. I've returned to my native New Zealand with my partner, Yossi, and my daughter, Roimata. Years ago, my father was accused of murder, and I've had to deal with it since then. But was he guilty?? I'm featured in Sue Younger's <i>Days Are Like Grass</i>. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-74461599473571932882017-05-15T02:45:49.305-07:002017-05-15T02:45:49.305-07:00Love the sound of that book! I would be Ruth Gallo...Love the sound of that book! I would be Ruth Galloway. LOL!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com