Reviews for The world of Venice

The average rating for The world of Venice based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-07-13 00:00:00 Stephen Calabretta What a tangled web they weave, as they practice to deceive. Venice is and was a snare for fools, a smiling whore clad all in jewels. Gilded masks and tourist traps, palaces in slow collapse. Pretty lies told in bloom of youth; old age has turned those lies to truth. We all transform - there is no norm! Morris writes as Morris does, with mournful heart and mind abuzz. Nonfiction rarely rocks my boat, but on a boat my eye took note: This author is this city - loving secrets, lacking pity. Her crowded days hold no surprise, but dusk descends and dreams then rise. This paean is to long-lost past; the power gone, the torch was passed. The city ebbs and flows as with the tide, and so this was a perfect guide.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-10-01 00:00:00 Linda S. Bellville It may be strange for me to categorise this book as a biography, but Jan Morris treats the city here as a character in a melancholic story of her history, her streets, her canals and her people. It is a fantastic read and should be in your luggage should you ever visit this one of the world's most incredible magical cities (hint: read Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino too!)