Beautiful Ruins: A Novel

Trite and superficial, the book tries too hard to be clever, and doesn't achieve it. Painful reading. What a disappointment.

From the first page, I was hooked. This book is so well written, I didn't feel like I was reading ..it felt as if I was actually living it. Walter's use of language is just that exceptional. Start with a lonely young man on a remote island, inhabited by a cast of eccentric characters, set in glorious Italy. Throw in drama, passion and a few movie stars and you have a delicious journey ahead of you! It is a perfectly written novel. And it should be- it took Walter fifteen years to finish it! And believe me, it was well worth the wait. A perfect read for any adult who wants a vacation from the ordinary. Enjoy!

Could not put it down! Wish I could read more about the characters because the book leaves out the middle of most of the character’s lives.

The beautiful cover attracted me to the novel. I enjoyed the story but it started off slow I thought. It was a good story about wonderfully flawed characters and how they are all connected to each other. There were some words or phrases in Italian as well that I enjoyed and thought adding that was a unique touch.