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1	The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare 3.78 avg rating — 183,124 ratings score: 3,844, and 39 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Othello by William Shakespeare 3.89 avg rating — 376,531 ratings score: 3,623, and 36 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann 3.91 avg rating — 16,650 ratings score: 2,562, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 95,911 ratings score: 2,247, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	In the Company of the Courtesan by Sarah Dunant 3.79 avg rating — 25,221 ratings score: 2,072, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Passion by Jeanette Winterson 4.11 avg rating — 22,997 ratings score: 1,934, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) by Patricia Highsmith 3.94 avg rating — 84,789 ratings score: 1,765, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke 3.85 avg rating — 230,902 ratings score: 1,748, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Death at La Fenice (Commissario Brunetti, #1) by Donna Leon 3.88 avg rating — 35,033 ratings score: 1,722, and 19 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh 4.01 avg rating — 108,722 ratings score: 1,701, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Venetian Love Knots by Normandie Alleman (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 70 ratings score: 1,699, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino 4.12 avg rating — 79,589 ratings score: 1,625, and 17 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Prisoner of Paradise (Painted Souls, #1) by Rob Samborn (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 294 ratings score: 1,600, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Death in Venice by Thomas Mann 3.71 avg rating — 52,930 ratings score: 1,545, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt 3.55 avg rating — 16,241 ratings score: 1,390, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Wings of the Dove by Henry James 3.79 avg rating — 16,905 ratings score: 1,344, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Aspern Papers by Henry James 3.71 avg rating — 5,716 ratings score: 1,341, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Acqua Alta (Commissario Brunetti, #5) by Donna Leon 3.99 avg rating — 15,059 ratings score: 1,269, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier 3.82 avg rating — 7,995 ratings score: 1,249, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Death in a Strange Country (Commissario Brunetti, #2) by Donna Leon 3.93 avg rating — 17,028 ratings score: 1,212, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers 3.71 avg rating — 3,728 ratings score: 1,171, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice 3.87 avg rating — 20,694 ratings score: 1,144, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Comfort of Strangers by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 17,744 ratings score: 967, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Death and Judgment (Commissario Brunetti, #4) by Donna Leon 3.92 avg rating — 11,072 ratings score: 953, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice by Wilkie Collins 3.44 avg rating — 6,855 ratings score: 919, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	All the Lost Places by Amanda Dykes (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 883 ratings score: 800, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Girl of His Dreams (Commissario Brunetti, #17) by Donna Leon 3.84 avg rating — 8,187 ratings score: 783, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard, #1) by Scott Lynch (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 282,980 ratings score: 767, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Quietly in Their Sleep (Commissario Brunetti, #6) by Donna Leon 3.95 avg rating — 9,933 ratings score: 766, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Dressed for Death (Commissario Brunetti, #3) by Donna Leon 3.93 avg rating — 14,868 ratings score: 754, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	City of Masks (Stravaganza, #1) by Mary Hoffman 3.92 avg rating — 16,188 ratings score: 753, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll, #2) by Iain Pears 3.62 avg rating — 1,765 ratings score: 683, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Friends in High Places (Commissario Brunetti, #9) by Donna Leon 3.88 avg rating — 10,859 ratings score: 674, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Sea of Troubles (Commissario Brunetti, #10) by Donna Leon 3.94 avg rating — 9,449 ratings score: 673, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Fatal Remedies (Commissario Brunetti, #8) by Donna Leon 3.93 avg rating — 9,676 ratings score: 670, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Venetian Mask by Rosalind Laker 3.96 avg rating — 1,606 ratings score: 645, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	A Noble Radiance (Commissario Brunetti, #7) by Donna Leon 4.04 avg rating — 11,029 ratings score: 643, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 47,063 ratings score: 624, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Thus Was Adonis Murdered (Hilary Tamar, #1) by Sarah Caudwell 3.89 avg rating — 5,308 ratings score: 600, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Uniform Justice (Commissario Brunetti, #12) by Donna Leon 3.89 avg rating — 8,946 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 142,104 ratings score: 587, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Suffer the Little Children (Commissario Brunetti, #16) by Donna Leon 3.83 avg rating — 6,967 ratings score: 585, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Daughter of Venice by Donna Jo Napoli (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 3,147 ratings score: 576, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Stone's Fall by Iain Pears 3.87 avg rating — 8,531 ratings score: 545, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Venice: Pure City by Peter Ackroyd 3.59 avg rating — 1,290 ratings score: 542, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Through a Glass, Darkly (Commissario Brunetti, #15) by Donna Leon 3.87 avg rating — 8,868 ratings score: 539, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Across the River and into the Trees by Ernest Hemingway 3.31 avg rating — 9,663 ratings score: 531, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Watermark by Joseph Brodsky 4.08 avg rating — 3,027 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Rossetti Letter (Claire Donovan #1) by Christi Phillips 3.75 avg rating — 5,185 ratings score: 479, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Italian Journey by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 3.83 avg rating — 1,646 ratings score: 471, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Doctored Evidence (Commissario Brunetti, #13) by Donna Leon 3.87 avg rating — 10,135 ratings score: 469, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena de Blasi 3.51 avg rating — 6,750 ratings score: 468, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Venetian Years: The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova De Seingalt by Jacques Casanova 3.57 avg rating — 491 ratings score: 467, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Glassblower of Murano by Marina Fiorato 3.61 avg rating — 7,423 ratings score: 462, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Wilful Behaviour (Commissario Brunetti, #11) by Donna Leon 3.98 avg rating — 8,216 ratings score: 458, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Blood from a Stone (Commissario Brunetti, #14) by Donna Leon 3.90 avg rating — 8,639 ratings score: 456, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Dead Lagoon (Aurelio Zen, #4) by Michael Dibdin 3.87 avg rating — 2,167 ratings score: 441, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	A Question of Belief (Commissario Brunetti, #19) by Donna Leon 3.92 avg rating — 7,259 ratings score: 440, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Beastly Things (Commissario Brunetti, #21) by Donna Leon 3.97 avg rating — 7,576 ratings score: 420, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	The War in Venice by Glenn Haybittle (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill 3.62 avg rating — 5,345 ratings score: 389, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	A Venetian Affair: A True Tale of Forbidden Love in the 18th Century by Andrea di Robilant 3.46 avg rating — 1,315 ratings score: 388, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 15,966 ratings score: 387, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Vivaldi's Virgins by Barbara Quick (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 2,732 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	About Face (Commissario Brunetti, #18) by Donna Leon 3.85 avg rating — 6,876 ratings score: 385, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 538,493 ratings score: 379, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope 3.88 avg rating — 5,922 ratings score: 375, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth 3.67 avg rating — 508 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Alibi by Joseph Kanon (Goodreads Author) 3.54 avg rating — 2,204 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Carnival at Candlelight (Merlin Missions, #5) by Mary Pope Osborne 4.03 avg rating — 6,158 ratings score: 327, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Lucifer's Shadow by David Hewson (Goodreads Author) 3.55 avg rating — 891 ratings score: 326, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Zofloya by Charlotte Dacre 3.56 avg rating — 2,082 ratings score: 309, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	A Beast in Venice by Michael E. Henderson (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 299, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Water Mirror (Dark Reflections, #1) by Kai Meyer (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 5,382 ratings score: 296, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Ali and Nino by Kurban Said 3.92 avg rating — 7,905 ratings score: 293, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Book of Human Skin by Michelle Lovric 3.92 avg rating — 2,260 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	In My Lady's Shadow by Siobhan Daiko (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Venice Observed by Mary McCarthy 3.50 avg rating — 215 ratings score: 288, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Death in the Palazzo by Edward Sklepowich 3.74 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 288, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Venetian Contract by Marina Fiorato 3.90 avg rating — 2,500 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Venice by Jan Morris 4.04 avg rating — 1,624 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Playing with Fire by Tess Gerritsen (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 19,746 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Floating Book by Michelle Lovric 3.43 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Chase (Lionboy Trilogy, #2) by Zizou Corder 3.88 avg rating — 2,753 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Death in a Serene City by Edward Sklepowich 3.58 avg rating — 100 ratings score: 276, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Italian Hours by Henry James 3.61 avg rating — 336 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 24,245 ratings score: 275, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Fable de Venise by Pratt Hugo 4.20 avg rating — 1,410 ratings score: 274, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 26,324 ratings score: 268, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon by Andrea di Robilant 3.82 avg rating — 367 ratings score: 254, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Consuelo by George Sand 4.08 avg rating — 1,628 ratings score: 249, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The Wicked House of Rohan (The House of Rohan, #0.5) by Anne Stuart (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 2,417 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Tregaron's Daughter by Madeleine Brent 4.14 avg rating — 1,917 ratings score: 239, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Phantom of Venice (Nancy Drew, #78) by Carolyn Keene 3.72 avg rating — 875 ratings score: 231, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Canaletto by Cinzia Manco (Editor) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 230, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Last Gondola by Edward Sklepowich 3.54 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 224, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Perverzion by Yuri Andrukhovych 3.89 avg rating — 366 ratings score: 223, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Those Who Walk Away by Patricia Highsmith 3.44 avg rating — 1,348 ratings score: 222, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Journeyer by Gary Jennings 4.31 avg rating — 3,746 ratings score: 216, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The Veils of Venice by Edward Sklepowich 3.65 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 207, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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303 books · 267 voters · list created January 31st, 2010 by Bettie (votes) .

Tags: by-city, city, cultural, culture, early-modern, europe, fiction, italy, location, medieval, middle-ages, non-fiction, political, politics, renaissance, setting, social, society, under-400-fiction, under-400-reads, venice

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message 1: by Bettie (new)

Jan 31, 2010 06:32AM

Thanks Themis!

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message 2: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jan 31, 2010 07:59AM

My pleasure! :)

This is a long overdue list ...

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message 3: by Bettie (new)

Jan 31, 2010 08:07AM

Looks like I should get me some Donna Leon.

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message 4: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jan 31, 2010 08:44AM

Yes. Sorry for cluttering the list with her books, but she really WAS one of the first authors who came to my mind for books with Venice as a setting!

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message 5: by Bettie (new)

Jan 31, 2010 08:46AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Yes. Sorry for cluttering the list with her books, but she really WAS one of the first authors who came to my mind for books with Venice as a setting!"

That's the beauty of these lists - one can get an idea of what to look for next.

:O)

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message 6: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jan 31, 2010 09:28AM

Yes -- that's one of the reasons why I love them as well! :)

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message 7: by Kathy (new)

Mar 31, 2011 04:55PM

Why are there so many books on this list that are NOT set in Venice?

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message 8: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Mar 31, 2011 10:07PM) (new)

Mar 31, 2011 10:04PM

If you could name them, we would be happy to remove them.

ETA: Whoa! Emma? Mansfield Park? The Handmaid's Tale? THE HOBBIT? What the heck?

I'm going to be getting rid of the worst offenders now.

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message 9: by [deleted user] (last edited Mar 31, 2011 10:32PM) (new)

Mar 31, 2011 10:31PM

Books to remove: The Reader, Dreams from my Father, the Book Thief, Middlesex

I think the poster thought she was posting on a different list.

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message 10: by Bettie (new)

Mar 31, 2011 11:23PM

Susanna wrote: "ETA: Whoa! Emma? Mansfield Park? The Handmaid's Tale? THE HOBBIT? What the heck?
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It could be that Jasper Fforde is working on bringing back to us that missing tome Bilbo Does Venice

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message 11: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Mar 31, 2011 11:45PM

Removed for not being set in Venice:

Animal Farm, by George Orwell
A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini
Northanger Abbey/Persuasion, by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen
Emma, by Jane Austen
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson
The Girl Who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larsson
The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo, by Adam Roberts
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Tracy Chevalier
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Additionally I question, but don't know enough about:

First Love, Last Rites, by Ian McEwan - short stories. Are any set in Venice?
The Invention of Curried Sausage, by Uwe Timm - Seems to be set in Germany?
The Reader - is any of that set in Venice?
Ein Bundel Weiber Narzissen - Don't have enough German to even guess what this is.
All Quiet on the Western Front - it's been some years since I read it, but I don't recall Venice in it. Anyone read it more recently?
Das Halsband der Taube - Again, not enough German.
Effie Briest - seems to be set in Germany.
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum - book description is in German, mine isn't good enough.
Dirt Music - seems to be set in Australia.
Abenteuer der Tugend - no description.
Geh fort, wenn du kannst - no description.
Abelard's Love - I associate Abelard and Heloise with medieval France. Did he spend time in Venice? Does this book?
The Lovely Bones - thought that was set in the U.S.
My Sister's Keeper - thought this was also set in the U.S.
1984 - perhaps someone who has read this more recently than I have remembers a Venetian scene?
Flying Hero Class - description sounds like it's a book about passengers on a plane. Are they en route to Venice?
The Trial, by Franz Kafka
Mr. Pip - Book description says it's set in Papua New Guinea?
Joe Cinque's Consolation - description suggests it's set in Australia?
Middlesex - is any of it set in Venice?
Theft: A Love Story - sounds like it's set in Australia, Japan, and the U.S.
His Illegal Self - sounds like it's set in New York and Australia.
Cloudstreet - seems to be set in Australia.
The Book Thief - isn't this one set in Munich?
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit - description says it's set in the U.K.
The Picture of Dorian Gray - thought this one was mostly in England?
The Camomile Lawn - seems to be set in WW2 Britain?
The Slap - from description, I couldn't tell what the setting was in the city or country sense.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - thought this was set in France.
A Suitable Boy - thought this was set in India.
Ali and Nino: A Love Story - description suggests it's set in the Azerbaijan/Iran area.
The God of Small Things - thought this was set in India.
Dreams from my Father - Does President Obama talk about Venice in this?
Suite Francaise - thought this was set in German-occupied France.
On Chesil Beach - sounds like it's set in the U.K.
Life of Pi - description suggests it's set in India.
Sons and Lovers - I'm trying to repress as much of D.H. Lawrence as possible, but I was under the impression this one was set in Britain.
The Poisonwood Bible - thought this one was set in Africa.
True History of the Kelly Gang - thought this was set in Australia.
The Trumpeting Angel - also set in Australia?
Year of Wonders - thought this was set in Britain?
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure - both title and description suggest a setting of India.
Veronika Decides to Die - description suggests setting of Slovenia.

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message 12: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Mar 31, 2011 11:56PM) (new)

Mar 31, 2011 11:55PM

Per Hayes' suggestion, removing:

The Reader
Dreams From My Father
The Book Thief
Middlesex

ETA: And now I'm off to bed with Dorothy L. Sayers and a (formerly cranky) cat.

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message 13: by Bettie (new)

Mar 31, 2011 11:56PM

Hayes wrote: "Books to remove: The Reader, Dreams from my Father, the Book Thief, Middlesex

I think the poster thought she was posting on a different list."

Yes, I think you are right Hayes - doesn't smack of willful sabotage of a theme.

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message 14: by Bettie (new)

Apr 01, 2011 12:11AM

Susanna wrote: "Per Hayes' suggestion, removing:

The Reader
Dreams From My Father
The Book Thief
Middlesex

ETA: And now I'm off to bed with Dorothy L. Sayers and a (formerly cranky) cat."

Great librianship S! Thanks. Sleep tight.
xx

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message 15: by [deleted user] (last edited Apr 01, 2011 12:46AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 12:39AM

Life of Pi - description suggests it's set in India.
The Poisonwood Bible - thought this one was set in Africa.

I have read these as well, and they can be removed... I'm a librarian so I'll do these two.

Enjoy Dorothy!

ETA: Also took off 1984 and Eat Pray Love (which takes place in Rome, not Venice).

Little Dorrit? Dint know it was set in Venice... haven't read it of course.

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message 16: by Aylin (last edited Apr 01, 2011 10:01AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 07:07AM

SUsanna wrote: "Additionally I question, but don't know enough about:"...

XXX Oceana setting includes UK. Is mentioned world divided into superpowers, but is not the setting > 1984 -

XXX Pretty sure not Venice> The Trial, by Franz Kafka

XXX DOn't remember any setting in Venice> Middlesex

XXX Not Venice> The Book Thief

XXX Not Venice- is Africa> The Poisonwood Bible

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message 17: by Kathy (new)

Apr 01, 2011 08:00AM

Sons & Lovers - Nottingham
True History of the Kelly Gang - Australia
A Suitable Boy - India
Oranges are Not the Only Fruit - Lancashire
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure - the clue is in the title

Glad to see 1984 has gone, but I think there are still a lot more offenders.

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message 18: by Kathy (new)

Apr 01, 2011 08:07AM

Veronika Decides to Die is set in the former Yugoslavia, NOT Venice.

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message 19: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Apr 01, 2011 09:21AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 09:20AM

Good grief. There are still PLENTY of books on this list that don't seem to have anything to do with Venice whatsoever!

ETA: Bettie, any that you want a librarian to delete in particular?

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message 20: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Apr 01, 2011 09:25AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 09:24AM

Removing:

Flying Hero Class
Joe Cinque's Consolation
Cloudstreet
Sons and Lovers
True History of the Kelly Gang
A Suitable Boy
Oranges are not the Only Fruit
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
Veronika Decides to Die

Little Dorrit is OK; I've read it, and Venice is in it.

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message 21: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Apr 01, 2011 09:26AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Good grief. There are still PLENTY of books on this list that don't seem to have anything to do with Venice whatsoever!

ETA: Bettie, any that you want a librarian to delete in particular?"

I was (as you can see!) very suspicious of a lot of them; but decided to be cautious with the ones I was not positive about.

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message 22: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 10:04AM

I removed, because I'm sure that they are NOT (not even partially) set in Venice:

The Picture of Dorian Gray
The God of Small Things
The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum
Suite Francaise
The Trial
The Lovely Bones
My Sister's Keeper
Perfume
All Quiet on the Western Front

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message 23: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 10:13AM

Effi Briest, btw, IS set in Germany, but some 3 or 4 pages's worth of it refers to the heroine's honeymoon in Italy (Venice included). Does that suffice to leave it on this list?

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message 24: by [deleted user] (last edited Apr 01, 2011 11:12AM) (new)

Apr 01, 2011 11:11AM

I think the Alchemist can be axed as well; I did not finish it, however, so am not 100% sure.

On Chesil Beach looks suspect too.

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message 25: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Oct 02, 2012 07:20AM) (new)

Apr 02, 2011 08:30AM

So do the two by Peter Carey ("His Illegal Self" and "Theft" -- both Australia, plus New York City in "Illegal Self") and Winterson's "Sexing the Cherry" (England).

And I think I'll take the liberty to delete Gaardner's "Christmas Mystery" -- that one's set in Norway.

ETA: Checked and removed a few more books: "Pope Joan" (Rome), "Dirt Music" (Western Australia), "Year of Wonders" (England), "The Faraday Girls" (chiefly Australia & Ireland, scant Italian settings that don't include Venice), "Mister Pip" (Papua New Guinea), "Das Halsband der Taube" (Alamut/Persia), "The Invention of Curried Sausage" (Hamburg), "First Love, Last Rites" (various settings, but not Venice), and the various Luise Rinser novels (some of which have Italian, but again not Venetian settings).

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message 26: by Lobstergirl (new)

Apr 11, 2013 08:13PM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Effi Briest, btw, IS set in Germany, but some 3 or 4 pages's worth of it refers to the heroine's honeymoon in Italy (Venice included). Does that suffice to leave it on this list?"

In my opinion, no. Deleting.

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message 27: by Bloodorange (new)

Aug 20, 2013 05:58AM

I added Stone Virgin by Barry Unsworth

- it's very much set in Venice:)

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message 28: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 20, 2013 06:13AM

Invisible Cities? Hmm. It's a conversation, or series of conversations, between Marco Polo and Kublai Khan -- it's been a while since I've read it, but I remember it as taking place at Kublai Khan's court, which would manifestly NOT be in Venice?

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message 29: by Tonya (new)

Nov 27, 2013 10:09PM

Not sure if you folks have seen it, but Jeff Cotton runs a website called Fictional Cities and one page of it is a whole list of books set in Venice: http://www.fictionalcities.co.uk/veni.... He's quite thorough. Maybe it will help in your clean up process?

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message 30: by Lobstergirl (new)

Nov 27, 2013 10:22PM

Tonya wrote: "Not sure if you folks have seen it, but Jeff Cotton runs a website called Fictional Cities and one page of it is a whole list of books set in Venice: http://www.fictionalcities.co.uk/veni.... He..."

Great resource!

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message 31: by Tonya (new)

Nov 27, 2013 10:30PM

Thanks, Lobstergirl! Glad you found it valuable. Sometime when its not midnight, I'll add a few books to the list that are part of my collection of favorite references!

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message 32: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Sep 13, 2019 07:59AM

Is Little Dorrit (#35) set in Venice?

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message 33: by Rainbowheart (new)

Sep 08, 2020 12:58PM

Someone (not the list creator) changed the title, so I reverted it back to the original.

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message 34: by Laura (Lclwags) (new)

Jan 11, 2023 12:33PM

Isn't Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell set in London, not Venice?

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message 35: by Furciferous Quaintrelle (new)

Jan 29, 2023 04:38PM

I added The Witch Hunter Whilst this book is initially set in Finland, about a third of it is set in Venice about 10 years prior to the current storyline. It's very descriptive and the location becomes almost a character in and of itself, with the main character's experiences there very much causing her to be the way she is today. I loved that Venice featured so much in this book, especially as it is so different to Finland and juxtaposes the two timelines beautifully.

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