The Shape of Water Audiobook

" Got turned on to the author by my sister. He's great. His characters are better, these are fast, fun, and funny books to read. "

" A pretty typical book of its genre. I thought it might make it more interesting than some of our north american crime novels as it is based in Sicily, but it could have been based anywhere. Liked that it was a short read and it provided a good distraction for a day when I needed it. I could see that the Salvo Montalbano's character would start to grow on you in future books. "

" Prep for Sicily. Not great literature but definitely a light, entertaining read. "

" Ok took a while to get going, looking forward to reading more!! "

" I read this book after few others from the Inspector Montalbano Mysteries and I had a feeling that in this book author is still exploring characters, politicizing a lot... "

" Was it the translation? This was a funny mystery but I'm not sure if part of that was the incongruity of translated swearing. The Sicilians certainly are verbally abusive to each other when they trust one another. Distrust is signaled by formality.There is a smattering of naked women and brief mentions of cruelty and an inspector buzzing here and there. I might read one more but I realized in discussing this with my brother yesterday, that what I'm really looking for in a mystery is insight. "

" Not my favorite, but not bad. Since the series is so popular, I will read a few more before deciding whether the series is worth pursuing. "

" It took me a while to get into Camilleri's style of writing, but I came to like it in the end. I'm looking forward to the other books in the series after being told that they just get better. "

" Ah, Sicily! Beautifully corrupt, a lovely corpse at an open casket funeral. I'm warming to Inspector Montalbano, a sensitive character who eats well, cares much. Interesting plot - the extra translations at the end were helpful. "

" The Shape of Water is the first of the Montalbano series. The book still did recieve 5 stars, though it isn't as good as August Heat or Voice of the Violen. Still a good read, but the series does get better on. "

" I am not a big mystery reader, but this was a fun and fast read. Having only read one in the series, I'm not quite sure why Inspector Maltalbano is such a popular character. However,I enjoyed the book enough to check out two more from library. So, we'll see... "

" Intelligent, different. "

" So-so. Nothing to get excited about. Reads like a script, not a novel. I won't bother with any more by this author. "

" Was really surprised by this- it is much more gritty thant the jacket would suggest. Loved Sicilian Inspector Salvo Montalbano. "

" brilliant brilliant brilliant "

" Like Sicily? READ THESE! Montalbano is hilarious & his descriptions of food are fantastic. "

" I got this wondering how the series on TV had translated from the books - and have ended up really liking the book. I'm planning to slowly get the rest of the series. "

" This series is great airline reading "

" Quick, easy-to-figure-out mystery. "

" An enjoyable, light read. "

" Really enjoyed this short detective novel. It is a great change from the types of detective novels that wrap everything up in a nice ribbon. As Livia says in the novel, this is really about an inspector who promotes himself to God. "

" I was attracted to it because the cover said something about stories of food + mystery (?)...and it's set in Sicily, which I love... I didn't think it delivered what I expected (it IS set in Sicily). That said, it was a fun, quick read, and I'll read more in the series! "

" The less nice from the MOntalbano serie "

" This is the first of the wonderful Inspector Salvo Montalbano, a detective in Sicily. His crew is terrific and the mysteries are very intriguing. Once you're hooked you'll want to visit Sicily immediately. I did. "

" Pleasant, quick read. A mystery that takes place in Sicily. "

" Enjoyable Sicilian police procedural, heavy on sex, corruption and food. Cerebral Inspector Montalbano steers a course through plenty of potential pitfalls. "

" Detective novel. The policeman's character is most interesting. The mystery seems like a fairly standard set of sordid. Most interesting for the dismissal of good/evil morality; everything is in shades of gray.I'd read another. "

" gave up because it was too hard to keep people straight, I'm not in the mood for books that need a cheat sheet. "

" A great book.Cool police work.Good food. "

" Humorous, slightly absurdist mystery series set in Italy with great social commentary. The whole series is pretty equally wonderful. "

" I'm not sure what to think about this one. I really wanted to like it, and thought the plot was decent and relatively complex, but the writing was a odd, perhaps due to the translation. I'll at least give the series one more shot before I bail on it completely. "

" Ho iniziato a leggere la saga di Montalbano dal suo primo capitolo, e mi piace. Leggero e fresco, ma non certo "all'acqua di rose". "

" I enjoyed this first book of a series of mysteries. The inspector is a unique character. "

" Nicely written, but it never grabbed me. I read it piecemeal, which often makes it hard to fully appreciate a book. Liked Inspector Montalbano well enough, just didn't find him compelling. "

" As with all of Camilleri's books, no cliche, no overburdened dialog, no stale plot lines. Once I discovered his Comissario Montalbano, I read all of them without stopping. I had no idea it had been made into a TV series in Germany, and then in Italy as well. "

" It was the first time I read a Camilleri book and I wasn't disappointed. It could have been better, I thought, but overall it was an ok read.However, I didn't quite like the ending; while the 'mystery' is solved, the book didn't actually end the way I expected it to end. "

" Wonderful series. I don't know if I would get the full flavor of this book reading it myself. The reader in the audio version is fantastic and really seems to understand what Camilleri was trying to achieve through the book. "