Casanova's Chinese Restaurant

from robfwalter

I enjoyed this, but the charm of the series started to wear off by this point. I found some of the characters less engaging and a bit ridiculous.

from Kristelh

5th of 12 books in the Dance to the Music of Time. This book finds the men entering into relationships with wives and then falling out of those relationships. There is mention of the Spanish Civil War and Franco, the build up to WWII, socialism and communism.

from EadieB

I enjoyed this 5th installment of Dance To The Music of Time very much. Some of the things that happened in this segment were: The book opens with reminiscences of the late-20s/early-30s, concerning Nick's first meetings with Mr Deacon, Maclintick, Gossage, Carolo, Moreland and others, culminatin...

from jeffome

Well, another volume in this epic 12-book work gets finished....and like the others, i find it very difficult to put into words what the experience is like reading this series. In a nutshell, very little happens.....the narrator is there for most of it, but plays a merely spectator role......we g...

from mlbelize

I'm still enjoying this 12 book saga of Nicholas and his friends as they mature, marry, some divorce, and some die. Although Jenkins friends come into and go out of his life for periods of time, we are brought up to date with their lives, accomplishments and disappointments in each book as they a...