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Consuelo: A Romance of Venice

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This book was the guiding compass in my teenage years - art, music,coming of age, love, honor, mystery. It is truly remarkable, gripping, mystical, deep, full of underlying human mythology. I think it will hold its grip on anyone regardless of age, however! Man or woman, child or older being. Enjoy, especially those who will travel its path for the first time! I am surprised there is no film based on this book yet - the characters are delicious, Caliostro alone (in a sequel, Countess of Rudolstadt). Probably just a matter of time - no film can do it justice though, but our imaginations can!

Do not buy this book! Unless you don't mind your reading experience being totally ruined by typos. This WOULD be a great novel, if not for the fact every page (I mean it!) has at least one major gaffe on it, some of them revealing that English was not the proofreader's original language. I will never purchase a book from this publisher as I do not want to invest in behavior of this kind.

I didn't read this edition, but read the Russian translation, last time quite recently. It's one the most beloved books of my youth as well, except when I just reread it I was surprised to find so many anti-Semitic statements by dear M-me Dudevan I don't remember reading as a child. I most certainly would have noticed. They must have edited it in Soviet version of the novel and reprinted the original version in this last 2009 edition. It left me with the very unpleasant taste, although understandable about the attitiudes existing at the time, but still... I can't love Sand the same way anymore. But it's still a great book, from every point of view and author's amazing knowledge of music for a lay person leaves me astounded.

Another reviewer had noted this, but unfortunately I did not read the reviews since I knew I wanted the book. However, I wanted to repeat that reviewer's warning. DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION. It has typographical/grammatical errors on every page and makes the book, in my opinion, unreadable. Like the other reviewer, I will NEVER purchase another book from Norilana books.

I read the novel in Russian. Never read in English, but looking forward to it. I think it is one of the best George Sand's novels. It is full of mysterious and exciting moments. I hope the book in English is as fabulous as in Russian.