Histoire de ma vie : Texte intégral du manuscrit original suivi de textes inédits, tome 1 de 3 By Giacomo Casanova

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Libertin, épicurien, esthète et séducteur incorrigible, Giacomo Casanova est l'un des personnages marquants du 18e siècle. Faisant sien le précepte selon lequel il faut jouir de chaque instant vécu, il appliqua celui-ci à sa vie mondaine et amoureuse qui ne firent souvent qu'une. Toute cette vie de plaisirs fut consignée, sans aucune pudeur, dans ces Mémoires également intitulées Histoire de ma vie, autobiographie sans complaisance qui traverse le Siècle des Lumières. J'écris ma vie pour me faire rire et j'y réussis précise t-il. Consignant ses moindres faits et gestes, surtout ses rencontres féminines, il abonde dans les détails, des menus des dîners aux lieux de ses rencontres galantes. D'une précision parfois croustillante et d'une verve savoureuse, cette autobiographie nous fait découvrir l'épicurisme dans toute sa splendeur. Rédigées en français, ces mémoires expriment son amour, immense, des femmes et évoquent le 18e siècle qui court à sa fin. C'est un des chefs d'oeuvre du patrimoine littéraire universel auquel nous sommes ici confrontés. --Florent Mazzoleni Histoire de ma vie : Texte intégral du manuscrit original suivi de textes inédits, tome 1 de 3

1er tome sur 3. Bon, c'était un vrai régal. Jacques Casanova, citoyen Vénitien du 18me siècle a écrit ses mémoires après la révolution française. S'il est connu pour ses aventures galantes, la lecture de ses écrits ne laisse pas spécialement entendre qu'elles fussent pour lui un sujet de fierté, leurs issues n'étant pas toujours heureuses. Il met en avant une sincérité qui le rend immédiatement aimable, une indépendance d'esprit qui le rend intéressant. Tout à tour séminariste, soldat, violoniste, escroc, magicien, patricien, médecin, Casanova met à profit ses grandes capacités intellectuelles pour s'adapter à toutes les situations, et voyage en France (il est hébergé par Crébillon, le censeur royal, qui lui enseigne la technique des vers blancs), à Rome, en Allemagne, en Turquie. Il voue une haine mortelle aux sots,qu’il n'hésite pas à duper par de sanglantes impostures, afin de rendre justice, selon lui, à l'intelligence. Son tempérament sanguin et ombrageux le rend incapable de supporter les injures. Les textes en annexes, d'autres de ses écrits, donnent un bonne mesure de son esprit, et révèlent une profonde érudition théologique et historique, ainsi qu'un grand intérêt pour la philosophie. C'est un voyage au cœur du 18eme siècle, aimable et fascinant. French Casanova is a great big bag of dicks. The only reason I finished the book was because it was read by Benedict Cumberbatch, he could read the yellow pages and I'd still listen. The only thing that made me smile in this novel was when Casanova got an STD proving that at least there is some justice in the world. French I'm not usually one to listen to books-on-tape... but I'd pay to hear Jeremy Irons, Alan Rickman or Benedict Cumberbatch read a shampoo bottle, let alone an entire book.

I'm about half-way through it and it's wonderful. I'd read the book as a teenager, but it's so different to hear the book read to you. Cumberbatch is an amazing narrator. I hope he does more books in the future. On par with Irons' reading of Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. French From this book, I get the feeling that one shouldn't read Casanova hoping for erotica. When it comes to the actual deeds done, he's remarkably discreet. However, he's an excellent storyteller and this book is worth reading for the stories alone (whether or not they're true or this is the real version of the actual events). Cumberbatch is a fantastic reader--he captures Casanova's voice and adds a touch of sensuality to the narration, despite the redaction of specifics. French

I have this shelved as nonfiction--it is a memoir--but it might as well be fiction, because I hardly believe a word of it. It comes off as an extremely unreliable narrator bragging. That being said, it was very entertaining, if not plausible, and I enjoyed it greatly. The narration by Benedict Cumberbatch is fantastic, and perfect for the part. I wish he would narrate more parts of the memoirs, because no other voice will ever be Casanova to me.

Those of you who prefer your characters likeable, do yourselves a favor and look elsewhere. This man promised marriage to a number of women and left, justifying it to himself as a favor (it was, but not for the reasons he thinks), and he dug up a corpse and cut off its arm for a practical joke, if indeed you believe him.

My only real complaint about the audiobook itself is that it's heavily abridged. Then again, I'm not sure my enjoyment of the book would have lasted any longer. You can listen to someone brag about their sexual exploits, but after a while it does get tedious. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to know more about the infamous man, but not enough to read the thousands of pages to be found in his memoirs. This, I would think, tells you all you need to know, and with a wonderful narration.

Nope, nope, a whole lotta NOPE.
I thought that this would be romantic and a little spicy. Casanova is synonymous with seduction, right? Yeaaaah, he’s a rapist. Good times.
At first, his exploits are simple threesomes with hot sisters. But when he does not get what he wants, he’s nasty and violent. Yet he thinks all of his victims were happy to please him. Coercion is not consent. AAAAGGGHHHHHH.
There’s just so much wrong in this, SO MUCH. But what is truly appalling is how our culture turned this STI-addled narcissist into a romantic hero. The audiobook is gorgeous and sensual…. Cumberbatch has a voice, but eeeewwww, nooooooooooo. Use your powers for good, Benny. Ew.
The audiobook is also very abridged; unfortunately they don’t cut out the worst parts. But they did chop out a whole exorcism!
French Another book I've added because of the narrator. When Benedict Cumberbatch, whose voice is made of sex and chocolate and silk, reads the memoir of famous lover Casanova, I'll listen. French Giacomo is een genie: op vlak van misleiding, verleiding maar bovenal op het hanteren van een vlotte pen. Hij schrijft zijn memoires zo meesterlijk goed neer dat je in zijn schoenen zou willen staan ondanks de miserie van dien tijd. Een tijd waarvan je je dankzij zijn kleine geschiedschrijving een perfect beeld kan vormen. Een tijd die misschien wel door zijn zalige aanwezigheid perfect moet zijn geweest. Dit is deel 1 van de 12 maar ik verwacht dat het enkel maar beter zal worden!! French I'm going to admit a few things off the bat. I only listened to this audiobook for two reasons, and neither of them had anything to do with the book itself.

1) I love, love, love the city of Venice and remember our tour guide telling us about Casanova and his imprisonment and escape. Since then, I've been very intrigued by that part of Casanova's story

2) I'm a huge Benedict Cumberbatch fangirl, and I was stoked to find out he read an audiobook that was easily accessible in the U.S.

Okay, those admissions out of the way, I think I can write an actual review. Like the reviews I read from Amazon, it's extremely well-read (again, see note 2 for your grain of salt with this...). I personally find Cumberbatch's deep voice to be very alluring and romantic, which is necessary when you're listening to a book by Casanova. The entirety of the book is dependent on you believing that any woman anywhere would quickly jump into bed and believe herself in love with the narrator, and in that regard, casting was a success.

The book itself deals mostly with Casanova's childhood, with the primary focus being on ages 15-23. In that respect, the book basically affirms that teenage boys have been teenage boys since the 1700s. Every woman he meets, he falls in love with and tries (and usually succeeds) to sleep with. That's pretty much all that happens in all four discs. There is a bit about his career and his con artistry, but that only serves as breaks between the discussion of the women.

The book ends feeling very unfinished. He meets another woman (the sixth or seventh true love of his life by this point...) and asks if he can accompany her to the city of Parma. He is 23 years old. The part of the story I was hoping for (see note 1), especially with the title The Venetian Years, was never even mentioned.

As a book itself, I wouldn't recommend it. As an audiobook, I'd recommend it only to people like me who would listen to Benedict Cumberbatch read entries from the dictionary for five hours, let alone a book about intrigue and sex. French I've listened to several of Cumberbatch's readings of audiobooks, and he is great on all of them. However, this reading of Casanova's memoirs surely is the perfect marriage of voice and book and really shows off his talent. He adapts his voice for each character with a seamless flow, and has just the barest hint of falsetto for the women without being silly. He gives Casanova a charming pompousness that I'm sure the real man had, and puts on a bedroom voice that could make a grandmother blush. The story itself is interesting for all the political intrigues and twists, as well as the sheer number of suggestive situations Casanova finds or creates. French