tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17711074.post5250406597196351364..comments2023-07-13T17:11:39.649+02:00Comments on bani's books: Donna Leon: The Death of Faithbanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17014197149063468132noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17711074.post-17720661938726706102010-06-16T11:30:35.748+02:002010-06-16T11:30:35.748+02:00Oh yeah, and I'll have a look at the dirty old...Oh yeah, and I'll have a look at the dirty old man, lol!banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014197149063468132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17711074.post-21666372164789849152010-06-16T11:30:01.655+02:002010-06-16T11:30:01.655+02:00I knooooow I get a bit riled. I do KNOW there is/w...I knooooow I get a bit riled. I do KNOW there is/was/has been what one really can't call anything but a conspiracy, but these writers make it sound so organized and professional when I think it's just been a lot of sad, stupid fuckwits fumbling about. I dunno, it just felt too simple. I'll give another one a go, definitely! But I'm not automatically hooked, and that's more to do with Brunetti as a character though.banihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014197149063468132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17711074.post-20536264729454374722010-06-15T22:49:19.081+02:002010-06-15T22:49:19.081+02:00Btw, if you're wanting to read "proper&qu...Btw, if you're wanting to read "proper" Italian crime fiction, check out Andrea Camilleri's books. They're set in Sicily and I dare you to read one, look at a photo of the author online and then get grossed out over the sexual references :-). I don't know what it is about him but I seriously get "dirty old man" vibes from his pictures! But I do like some of his books, the whole Sicilian life seem so mad you've got to love it!Ingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17711074.post-76391526038717727422010-06-15T22:43:02.678+02:002010-06-15T22:43:02.678+02:00Haha, critical to the last - I love it! I've n...Haha, critical to the last - I love it! I've never read that Donna Leon book so can't comment on your observations but I can comment on the Catholic church conspiracy theory thingy. I feel that the Catholic church here in Ireland is miles different from Sweden and I think (not sure obviously since I'm not Italian) that it's similar to the Italian Catholic church. The course I'm doing (Youth work) has taught me a lot about the major influence the church has had on all aspects of Irish life, previously you couldn't take a breath without the priest being involved in some way.<br /><br />As well as that you have the sex abuse scandal here and there you can definately talk about a cover up where everybody from the Gardai to politicians helped keep a lid on things. It's actually shocking what I've read and what I've heard from people here locally about what's gone on. I don't think there's one family in Ireland (our own included) who haven't been affected in some way by clerical sex abuse.<br /><br />I suppose what I'm saying is that I can see your point of view. However, as the mood here in Ireland right now is very much anti-religion and I've heard so many horrific stories about the abuse here (the sheer scale of people involved in the cover ups, from all walks of life, is mind boggling) that I can sort of see the other side too.<br /><br />Maybe try another book, I think the one called "Suffer my little children" was pretty good but sure let me know what you think! According to Wikipedia Donna Leon lived in Venice for 20 years so she must have picked up something Venetian along the way :-)Ingnoreply@blogger.com