The Dance of the Seagull

The Dance of the Seagull | Andrea Camilleri

Love Montalbano. If anyone wants a light, engaging police detective series with plenty of humour I thoroughly recommend the Montalbano Series by Andrea Camilleri.
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CarolynM Agreed, but start with the early ones. Some of the later ones have got a bit strange and rely on an already established understanding of the characters. 5y

Crazeedi Another series I need to look into! 5y

Freespirit I need to look into it too 5y

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gradcat Omigod, you may be the only person I know who reads Camilleri...I think I love you. 🥰😂 5y

writerlibrarian The food, the crew at the police station, the ☀️ filled Sicily. i love this series. 5y

Andrew65 @gradcat Soulmates 😍 🤣🤣🤣. I read the first one a few years ago when I found a copy on a campsite and fell in love with the books. Now read the first 17 and just got book 18 out of the library. A great series that needs to be read more widely. Very quick reads too. @Crazeedi @Freespirit 5y

Andrew65 @writerlibrarian Certainly give you a strong feel of the place. Some books have a heavy focus on music, these ones the food! (edited) 5y

gradcat @Andrew65 Wow! Well, you‘re much farther along than I am...I think I‘m on number 7?!? Maybe 🤷🏽‍♀️ 5y

Crazeedi @gradcat @Andrew65 these sound like Donna Leon's series set in Venice, you should read the first one and see, there are like 20some

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Andrew65 @gradcat You‘ve got some good ones ahead of you. Just checked started reading them in 2011. 5y

Andrew65 @Crazeedi That is a Series I do want to check out. Thanks 😊👍 (edited) 5y

Crazeedi @Andrew65 welcome! If you read, I'll be interested in your opinion! 5y

Andrew65 @Crazeedi Will let you know, put in a request for the library to buy the first one as an ebook. 5y

Crazeedi @Andrew65 just fyi they get better as they go, I just checked and there are like28 books I'm reading her latest. The character development she does is great. You definitely need to start at beginning. 5y

gradcat @Crazeedi @Andrew65 Just FYI, as someone who reads both Camilleri & Leon...I think both give such a great evocation of place...Leon is writing in Venice—a place I‘ve always wanted to visit!—and the reader learns so much about how they deal with the water there. I think both of you would appreciate the other series. Camilleri has more humor, I think. But about Venice & water, I especially remember

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Crazeedi @gradcat I love her interaction between Elletra and Guido and Patta. I am definitely going to get this new series to start, because I am reading the newest one in Leon's series, number 28 or so, thank you!!! 5y

gradcat @crazeedi You‘re so very welcome, also, I hope you are doing well 🥰 5y

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The Dance of the Seagull | Andrea Camilleri

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This isn't my usual bookish fare but I enjoy the Montalbano TV series, with the subtitles, so thought I'd give the audiobook a try. Well, I missed the Italian language (though I only understand a meagre pinch of it!) but it was nicely plotted and the familiar characters were all present so for the most part I was happy. I'll put a couple of disgruntlements under a spoiler alert in the comments. 3*

quietlycuriouskate Disgruntlement no.1: towards the end more than one character expresses "traditional" views towards a trans character. It may have been in-keeping but I don't like it. Disgruntlement no.2: Montalbano relies on having a kind of vision to solve the case. It was a bit odd, in the circumstances, and stretched credibility a bit thin. 5y

rockpools I thoroughly approve of disgruntlements in reviews! And no. 2 is one of those things that bugs me too... 5y

CarolynM I've read most of these and some of the later ones have got a bit weird with the Inspector's mind operating in strange and mysterious ways. I still enjoy them anyway🙂 5y

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Andrew65

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Another great book in the Inspector Montalbano Series, these are such quirky reads with a great central group of characters. I do love Montalbano, but never understand why he is still with Livia. He certainly has strange relationships with the other women he meets. A great plot line in this one too. I do thoroughly recommend these quick reads.

CarolynM More to the point, why is Livia still with him? I think they must enjoy fighting with one another. I'm very glad I don't live like that!😂 6y

Andrew65 @CarolynM Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head. They are always arguing. I couldn‘t live like that. (edited) 6y

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