Search - The City of Falling Angels

I started reading this book and did not get very far. I thought it would be excellent because Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil was. This book let me down. Hopefully you will enjoy it!

I was a little disappointed in this book just because "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" was one of my favorite books. This just didn't hold my attention as well.

I found it to be a little dry. I guess it is a good book, but nothing could compare to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Benendt’s next foray after Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil takes him to Venice. His account begins with a synopsis of the inferno that destroyed La Fenice—the centuries old opera house. What follows is a twisted tale of malfeasance, misconduct, incompetence, criminal negligence, political maneuvering, and what I would call the Shylock syndrome. Betwix the scenario of the fire we learn more than we wish to know about the city’s history, particularly that of its resident aristocracy and their quasi-legal scheming. This book failed to hold my interest when it floated away from the La Fenice scenario; in fact, I found it downright boring at times. Judge for yourself!

This book was pretty good, though not as good as "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil." Berendt does a good job of making a story out of Venice high society and the burning of the Fenice Opera House, which to me, COULD be as dry as stale toast. But he makes it pretty interesting.

I picked this up because I liked Berendt earlier book (Midnight in the Garden...) and love Vencie. I did not like it as much as Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil. The story seems to move slowly, many characters to keep track of and the book just seems to end. There is (and isn't) a conclusion to the events of the story. I understand the book and how the author presented it, just wasn't my favorite.