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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not as good as the Lindsey Davis novels. These novels just don't have the humor (although they have a little). The book gets a little dry in the middle with Brunetti doing things but not getting anywhere. The endings are not as filled with pizzazz (yes, i used pizzazz) as they should be.
Plenty of satisfying plot twists as Brunetti unravels a mystery set in the glass factories of Murano.
Another meh mystery from Donna Leon. Spoilers below:
This book focuses on the issue of pollution. One is pollution from industrial complexes in Marghera. Not really sure what they are except that the waste products are flushed into the lagoon and nothing is being done because of corruption or connections. This part is really done as a side topic.
The second is pollution from glass making factories on the island of Murano which has been going on for generations. In the past the waste products have simply been flushed into the water but there are now regulations which make the factories recover the toxins and have them disposed of properly.
And the book gets into this because a night watchman at a glass factory in Murano is killed. The mystery itself and various subplots are either abandoned or clumsily ended in the book.
As a mystery this gets a 1 or 2 star. As an expose to the various polluting industries in Venice it gets a 3 star at best. Not one of Leon's best books.
This book focuses on the issue of pollution. One is pollution from industrial complexes in Marghera. Not really sure what they are except that the waste products are flushed into the lagoon and nothing is being done because of corruption or connections. This part is really done as a side topic.
The second is pollution from glass making factories on the island of Murano which has been going on for generations. In the past the waste products have simply been flushed into the water but there are now regulations which make the factories recover the toxins and have them disposed of properly.
And the book gets into this because a night watchman at a glass factory in Murano is killed. The mystery itself and various subplots are either abandoned or clumsily ended in the book.
As a mystery this gets a 1 or 2 star. As an expose to the various polluting industries in Venice it gets a 3 star at best. Not one of Leon's best books.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
¿Qué amenaza se cierne sobre las aguas de la laguna de Venecia? La aparición de un hombre muerto frente a uno de los hornos de fundición de una fábrica de cristal de Murano implicará al comisario Brunetti en una asombrosa trama en la que se mezclan la corrupción política y los delitos ecológicos. La víctima ha dejado pistas en un ejemplar de un libro de Dante, y Brunetti deberá adentrarse en el Infierno para descubrir quién es el autor del crimen y qué intereses ocultos se mueven en la isla de Murano. Navegando por Venecia, caminando por callejones estrechos y en bares sombríos, Donna Leon nos descubre esa Venecia casi legendaria donde cualquier misterio es posible. Veneno de cristal es una obra fascinante, la mejor Donna Leon en su intriga más inteligente.
Traducción: Ana Mª. de la Fuente.
Traducción: Ana Mª. de la Fuente.
