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Casanova: Actor Lover Priest Spy (2008)

by Ian Kelly(Favorite Author)

3.6 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

158542658X (ISBN13: 9781585426584)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Tarcher

review 1: Note: I don't know if the version I read is abridged or not.I only heard the audiobook version because of Benedict Cumberbatch. I honestly had no interest in this type/genre of books, but once in a while a random book may come in my way and when I read it, I fall in love with it, and wants more.However, if this was read by any other person I may have lost interest in it from the first chapter. It wasn't as appealing as I thought. There's not much to say. But it's just so.. overdramatic. It's as if Casanova was some person of importance, but not regarded as someone as such. Well he's not. And what's with his obsession with the lottery. Well. That's me ranting. All in all, I don't recommend it, unless it's read by BC.
review 2: This is hard to rate. While is had... more elements that I respect and enjoy: great writing and meticulously executed research, it also faced the challenge of condensing a whole life full of adventure into one mere volume. On this, I would have preferred a different approach. It simply had too much detail in places to read non-stop. I read this over a few weeks. Sections were fascinating, particularly about the political and thought culture at the time, however I could rarely read a whole chapter without having to resist the urge to skim read. less

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