Don't waste your money on this book if you love beautiful photos of the most exotic city on the planet. The photos are fuzzy due to the photographer's attempt to evoke spookiness. Ugh. I never thought someone could make Venice look bad, but this guy has managed to. So disappointing. I mean, it's a photo book, and the photos suck.
I have never understood the city's reputation as spooky, haunting and morbid- I find it to be the most bustling, vivacious, colorful of places. I guess it's just humanity's innate hydrophobia.