Reviews - Unto Us a Son Is Given

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Unto Us a Son Is Given

Donna Leon

3.8 AVERAGE

mollusk's review against another edition

3.0

funny mysterious reflective fast-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

janettedv's review against another edition

Love Donna Leon' s Brunetti books especially since we went to Venice and I can now picture a lot of the places that she talks about. Can't believe that this one is number 28.

perednia's review against another edition

4.0

Another wonderful entry in this long-running series. The family dinner conversations get better and better, with the philosophical issues pinpointed and meaning far more than the crimes they illuminate.

rothieee's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pialfa801's review against another edition

1.0

Leí por aquí que era mejor leerse algún libro anterior de esta saga para estar familiarizado con los personajes y esas cosas. No lo hice porque este es el único que tiene versión audiolibro en mi biblioteca y me arrepiento bastante. Me fue extremadamente aburrido, y sospecho que lo no habría sido tanto si tuviera un mayor contexto de quienes son los personajes.

nonna7's review against another edition

5.0

There's something especially satisfying about a Commissario Brunetti novel, and this one doesn't disappoint. The book opens with Paola's wealthy and noble father asking Brunetti for a favor: to attend a dinner and observe an old friend of his. The Count is afraid that his old friend, Gonzalo, a retired art gallery owner (among other things) is making a big mistake. He has announced his plans to adopt a young man so that he can inherit his estate. Italian law requires that the estate go to family members. Gonzalo has never married and is estranged from his family because he was open about being gay at a very young age. Brunetti doesn't want to get involved, but he does. Then Gonzalo drops dead from natural causes. The adoption has taken place. There's nothing more that he can do. When an old friend from Germany as well as an old friend of Gonzalo's arrive in Venice to arrange a memorial service, things get interesting. Like her other books, this one has more twists and turns than you can imagine, plus snippets of the Brunetti family's daily life and Paola's wonderful cooking. I am already looking forward to the next one.