| The Titian Committee |  | Author: Iain Pears
Publisher: Gollancz
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Edition: New Ed
Pages: 192
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ISBN: 0575053429
EAN: 9780575053427
ASIN: 0575053429
Publication Date: 1992
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 art interest revival January 19, 2007
Pablo More Aladio (URUGUAY,SOUTH AMERICA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Iain Pears delivers yet again a positive and entertaining reading material in THE TITIAN COMMITEE,surely most readers will feel the need to br /review TITIAN paintings as I did to embrace closely with the plot. br /Framed with simplicity and easily accesible by all readers it builds up to a great finale almost as a 1950 novel bringing together most of the players in a final deliverance. br /Always with the necessary descriptions but not overwhelmly leaves room for the reader to recreate the images. br /Hopefully we will continue to receive new art mystery proposals such as this one from the author,Pablo More-Uruguay-South America
Lead characters outshine beautiful location. February 13, 2006
Martin Mulcahey
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The second in the Jonathan Argyll series is dissimilar from the first in that it is set in one location (I prefer books that wander across Europe), but has more enough mystery to keep anyone guessing as suspects come in and out of reasonable suspicion. Not much detail is given to the secondary characters, so it allows for a really quick read with a satisfactory ending that explained why my choice of murder was wrong. As usual with Pears there is historical accuracy, as well as plenty of humor. All in all, a great weekend read when you do not wish to dive into a larger book.
Don't Drink the Water September 10, 2003
sweetmolly (RICHMOND, VA USA)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
Don't Drink the WaterpAn Ian Pears' view of ever-romantic Venice never lets readers forget they are in a watery wasteland. However appealing visually, the downside is very dirty water, water everywhere. You can't get there from here without crossing the canals, and God forbid you should ever, ever fall in!brThe protagonists fall in the canals, suffer from seasickness, and root around in sub-basements never meant to be seen by the tourists.pThe plot is secondary to the fun and the easy-to-digest art history that author Pears provides. Gorgeous, volatile Flavia and diffident Jonathan (think Hugh Grant) team up to investigate the endangered members of the prestigious Titian Committee, who are being picked off one-by-one. Their directive is to bring the investigation to a speedy, expedient closure that will make the various Italian bureaucracies look good. Solving the crime is secondary. As Flavia's marvelous superior General Bottando informs her when she triumphantly states she has found another body in France, But you're not meant to be finding more, he said grumpily, You're meant to be dealing with the more than adequate supply we have already.pIt is hard to pigeonhole Pears' Art Mysteries as to type. The satire is good humored, but nevertheless has a bite. The protagonists are made far too uncomfortable and the action too graphic to be a cozy, and the lack of dedication to task make it impossible to label the stories hard boiled. If you adore things Italian and have more than a passing interest in art history, I highly recommend this series. br-sweetmolly-Amazon Reviewer
Another Good Entry in the Series April 17, 2003
Richard A. Mitchell (candia, new hampshire United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is the second book in this series of art mysteries (Raphael Affair was first). The series need not be read in order as I found when I read this one out of order. pPears' ironic humor is abundant and his main characters all so human. The cultural aspects always add to the plot and Pears' writing style also adds.pThe plot of Titian Committee is good. The author presents the reader with members of a research committee who are all - at some time or other - suspects, prime suspects or murder victims.pLike some of Pears' other books, there is a moral decision/question that throws an extra twist. Are the good guys always good? Or is it good to be a good guy and not so good? pSomehow the reader gets the warm feeling throughout this book that Mr. Pears writes with a constant grin on his face. This is an enjoyable light read.
Gee I miss Venice (I read it for the scenery) April 11, 2003
bensmomma (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I think I'd read anything set in Italy, and Iain Pears does a wonderful job conveying its charms in this series. This particular book is set in Venice, which is really brought to life (I got rather excited when the body of a victim was found in a canal that was down the street from a hotel where I once stayed.)pThis is my first of Pear's 'art history mysteries,' however, and the characters and the plot have yet to grow on me. Flavia diStefano, an Italian detective, is energetically drawn, but Jonathan Argyll, the art expert who tags along with her, is an enigma. Perhaps he is more colorful in other stories in this series. The plot is pretty tortured and difficult to retain if you are not an art history export. There is rather a lot of detail conveyed third-hand (scenes in which two characters sit in a cafe talking about what a third character said to a fourth character).pNevertheless, every time I want a 'hit' of Italy, I'm likely to go back to this series for a quick fix!
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