Suffer the Little Children: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery | Donna Leon

Suffer the Little Children: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery | Donna Leon | Crime and punishment

books:

Suffer the Little ...

	Suffer the Little Children: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery Donna Leon Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007 - 272 pages average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

powerful but sad

Another great book from Donna Leon. The subject matter was a little disturbing, but the writing was terrific.

Crime and punishment

Donna Leon's Inspector Brunetti takes on another of society's evils in each of her books. In Suffer the Little Children, it's illegal adoption and misuse of medical records. The title is a misnomer - in the biblical quote, "suffer" means "permit" rather than "experience pain." Nevertheless, it conveys Leon's intent, which is to look at the pros and cons of black market adoption. It's chilling to realize that babies are sometimes sold as involuntary organ donors. It's also chilling to recognize how, in many cases, victims are criminalized, while moral transgressors are covered by the law. Brunetti and Paola, Elettra and Vianello, are their reliable, trustworthy selves here, and Brunetti's work, personally painful to him, is contrasted sharply with the beauty that is Venice. Another thoughtful, well crafted mystery from one of the top writers of fiction at work today.

for more information click here

Not good enough

I like Donna Leon's books and have read all of them...but I won't be reading her again. She likes to slip in little derogatory comments about US citizens, that don't have anything to do with the story line. I won't be spending any more US dollars on her books.

reviews: 1, 2, page 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

products you might be interested in