Extraordinarily interesting

Casanova has a great respect for his readers or listeners and stays with the interesting details, page after page, minute after minute.
For example, a few pages goes through an intrigue with sonnets and stanza, and he is hired to write some stanzas in reply. pretending to be the husband, but he writes them so that the lady will know the true author. Things unravel in an unexpected way. A typical novelist would have dedicated fifty pages to this, included all the poetry, but Casanova sticks purely to the parts that are fascinating. So just for that an utterly captivating fifteen minutes.

"Life is only a succession of misfortunes."

The narrator is wonderful as he tells the long tale.

5 persone l'hanno trovata utile

Autobiography as looong picaresque novel

Everyone has probably known at least one Casanova in their life. No, not a great lover; a person of prodigious and varied talents who achieves and then squanders great success over and over. That is the life presented in this lengthy volume, which is undoubtedly studded with fascinating episodes and acute depictions of the customs and social attitudes of the times. Casanova (or his editors and translators) is an elegant writer. But the overall length is daunting and there are extended passages that are dull or presented at excruciating length. A reader with general curiosity might be better served by an abridgment or a third party biography.

It is not particularly steamy stuff, unless you like your smut arty and verbose. Lot of polished and mannered coquetry, some of it by Casanova rather than his conquests. His love life seems devoid of any deep or lasting feeling on his part (aside from his florid protestations) and his adventures in the flesh trade are, surprisingly, some of the more tedious parts of the book, although they probably read differently when written.

Couldn't stop listening

Fascinating look into this portion of European history from the individual perspective. Loved it.

So Cool, So Sexy, So Funny

This book is like Baroque porno written by a fox. It is a dazzling, ravishing memoir, and Peter Wickham reads the book like some old roue who can just get it up. I am looking forward to volume 2.

Don't miss it! Listen to all three.

Wickam's narration is superb, and Casanova an unrecognised genius of his century. I aspire to have the courage and grace of this autobiographer.

Tedious and long winded

The author may have been a great lover, but he was not a great writer. His expository skills are poor, and he goes on at great length about things that would be better compressed or omitted. I gave up after the first few chapters.
The narrator sounds a little tired. Maybe he was as bored by this material as I was.

Amazing

The narrator is as brilliant in his narration as Casanova is bold. Excited to hear the following books.

Best adventure story ever

These memoirs are truly amazing. Listening through you will hear about an amazing life, great adventures, true philosophy, get a real view of society at the time, and be entertained the whole way through!

The most brilliant narration of Cassanova

EXCELLENT LISTENING!! The reader makes you feel like you are listening to Cassanova himself!!
Could not put this book down.
I felt as if I were present there (probably as a fly on the wall) watching this Cassanova story in real life.
Brilliant narration by Peter Wickham