Cosi Fan Tutti: An Aurelio Zen Mystery, Book 5 Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Not as good as the Dead Lagoon "

" This is my least favorite Zen novel. Just did not grip me like the others. Clever but without the interest of the others. "

" Interesting 5th Zen novel, this time sees him trying to have quiet stress free live in Naples.. Good plot with more cracking dialoge, enjoyable and at times more personal his previous novels. "

" Brilliant: a detective novel with both a sense of humour and a keen sense of operatic drama. "

" A bit of light Aurelio Zen silliness; the plot set in Naples, loosely based on the opera. Some amusing Neapolitan characters. Watch out for marauding garbage trucks. "

" This was my last Dibdin book to read. There are no more. I wasn't really pulled into this book at any point, but I would bet it would have been one of the harder ones to write, since he juggled styles and there was a lot of farce in it. Sometimes, when an author tries to hard for "clever," they get "strained." Nonetheless. Dibdin. Done. Checkmark. "

" I can so better pretend I've been to Italy by joining this story line! Bravisimo! "

" Comic opera Aurelio Zen tale set in Naples. Pretty fun. "

" So-so. Saw a couple PBS/made for tv shows based on this author's books...didn't love this one but might try another in the series - mysteries centered around main character Aurelio Zen who is an Italian policeman - all stories take place in Italy... "

" Not at all your standard whodunnit, but a rolicking read anyway. Any lover of Shakespearean comedy or just farce in general will enjoy this story of mistaken identity, cops, and murder. "

" Another interesting Italian mystery. Nice to get a feel of the Italian mindset. "

" Very amusing, with a nice plot twist. "

" Goofy, based loosely on the plot of the opera. "

" I enjoy the Aurelio Zen series, but it is a guilty pleasure because Dibdin plays with international and Italian stereotypes. I can't stop myself from laughing but then I feel guilty for enjoying the fun. "

" First of Dibdin's Zen series I've read. I'm going back for the rest! "

" Cosi Fan Tutti was at times a fun mystery, but it took too long to get started. And it was also ridiculous, following after, maybe too closely, the opera's storyline. "

" Wonderful book; character driven but with creative inter-woven plots. Not your usual crime thriller but this series gets stronger and more enriching. "

" Silly, on purpose, a very roundabout plot. Yet fun. "

" This is such a clever book - so full of tongue in cheek humour and farce that mimicks the operatic liberato - I was pleasantly surprised. I just love this series "

" It was a pleasure to read, one of the best of Michael Dibdin. "

" Starts strong, but degenerates into farce as Dibdin tries to cram his crime plot into a re-telling of the opera of the same name. "

" I probably wouldn't have liked this book, except it's set in Napoli and the descriptions are awesome. There are some parts where you have to skip some pages, but I loved reading about Piazza Nazionale and Vomero and feeling like I was back there. "

" Interesting 5th Zen novel, this time sees him trying to have quiet stress free live in Naples.. Good plot with more cracking dialoge, enjoyable and at times more personal his previous novels. "

" Could not finish this book. "

" Another interesting Italian mystery. Nice to get a feel of the Italian mindset. "

" Dibdin writes some dark novels and some that have a vein of farce and good humour throughout. This is one of the latter. I do not know the opera well enough to see if he exactly follows elements of that plot - but I guess he does. This is gripping and fun! "

" I enjoy the Aurelio Zen series, but it is a guilty pleasure because Dibdin plays with international and Italian stereotypes. I can't stop myself from laughing but then I feel guilty for enjoying the fun. "

" If you like comic opera you will find this book very enjoyable. "

" Another Dibdin favorite - this one funny, and structured like a comic opera. If you don't understand what's going on at first, don't worry, Dibdin ties it all together. "

" Silly, on purpose, a very roundabout plot. Yet fun. "

" This is the first Aurelio Zen mystery I've read although it probably won't be the last. (Michael Dibdin, sadly, died in 2007). Set in Naples, this book is a bit of a tour-de-force as it is loosely based on the Mozart opera of the same name, but updated to modern-day Italy. Quite enjoyable. "

" Starts strong, but degenerates into farce as Dibdin tries to cram his crime plot into a re-telling of the opera of the same name. "