Not at all a bad book, but I did skip a few chapters. I have read Casanova's memoirs and the chapters I skipped were about women I really was not interested in.
I think this book is well written, in a nice and easy style. It's like reading the memoirs all over again, only the short version.

It's nice to see that some of these women have actually been identified later on. In this book you get some extra background information on them. It really adds to the whole story.

When you red the memoirs you can't help but wonder if he was always telling the truth. It was therefore no surprise to read he'd been telling lies here and there...
Again, a good addition to the whole story.

The edition I read also contained some images, putting faces on the names.
All in all, I would think this is a little more interesting to people who would find the memoirs too long, but still want to know about the man. I found this book nice overall, but not a 'must read', because I had read the memoirs. It's simply an addition, nothing spectacular. ( )

Een onderzoek van Sommers van de waarheid achter de legende van vrouwenversierder Casanova. Door middel van onderzoek worden een aantal van 'zijn' veroveringen uitgelicht, bestudeerd en al dan niet ontkracht. Leuk onderzoek, afwisseling tussen dagboekachtige episode en werkelijk onderzoeksmateriaal. Mist helaas te weinig daadkracht en onderbouwing om als echt historisch onderzoek van de grond te komen. ( )