La Sombra del Viento 20 aniversario
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- Author：Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Summary
Ukryté hluboko v srdci Barcelony leží pohřebiště zapomenutých knih – labyrint tisíců ztracených， skrytých či odložených svazků。 Sem je jednoho chladného rána roku 1945 přiveden desetiletý Daniel Sempere， aby si vybral jeden titul。 Daniel zvolí román Stín větru záhadného autora Juliána Caraxe。 Poutavá kniha a enigmatický spisovatel vyvolají v Danielovi touhu dozvědět se o nich něco víc， pátrání po jejich původu mu však záhy obrátí život naruby。 Není totiž sám， kdo se o Caraxovo dílo zajímá – jednoho dne Daniela v křivolakých uličkách osloví muž， který nápadně připomíná postavu ze Stínu větru。 Muž posedlý snahou vypátrat a zničit všechny výtisky této knihy。 Danielova touha zjistit pravdu o Juliánovi se však rovněž změní v posedlost。 Spletité osudy Daniela a Juliána se začnou protínat， až nakonec vytvoří složitý mnohavrstevný propletenec。。。
Stín větru （2001）， literární thriller s prvky historického， gotického i detektivního románu， se stal kultovním knižním fenoménem a celosvětovým bestsellerem vydaným ve více než 50 jazycích。 Získal řadu ocenění a vyšel v milionových nákladech。 Carlos Ruiz Zafón v něm poprvé uvedl čtenáře do magického světa série Pohřebiště zapomenutých knih – a učinil tak ještě třikrát， v prózách Andělská hra （2008）， Nebeský vězeň （2011） a Labyrint duchů （2017）。
Obálku navrhla Soňa Šedivá。
Vydání páté， v EMG （Knižní klub） druhé。
Stín větru （2001）， literární thriller s prvky historického， gotického i detektivního románu， se stal kultovním knižním fenoménem a celosvětovým bestsellerem vydaným ve více než 50 jazycích。 Získal řadu ocenění a vyšel v milionových nákladech。 Carlos Ruiz Zafón v něm poprvé uvedl čtenáře do magického světa série Pohřebiště zapomenutých knih – a učinil tak ještě třikrát， v prózách Andělská hra （2008）， Nebeský vězeň （2011） a Labyrint duchů （2017）。
Obálku navrhla Soňa Šedivá。
Vydání páté， v EMG （Knižní klub） druhé。
Reviews
Jenn Schram
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I only made it half way。 I've heard it picks back up， but I've lost interest。 Great premise， great atmosphere， excellent start。 Too much work for my Summer break。 I only made it half way。 I've heard it picks back up， but I've lost interest。 Great premise， great atmosphere， excellent start。 Too much work for my Summer break。 。。。more
Eᗪ。 T ᗩ ᗷ ᒪ ᗩ S
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Ya se ha dicho bastante de este libro y la historia que encierra， cosas muy buenas y poca crítica; pero es que la historia no está nada mal， sin embargo creo que fue muy extensa y detallista que pudo bien ahorrarse unos cuantos capítulos。Para mi gusto， el famoso Carax con su misterioso libro debió quedarse en eso， misterio; y no dedicarle unos cuantos capítulos relatando quién era él， o por el contrario; haberle dedicado más protagonismo a Carax que al propio David， porque la historia tiene ese Ya se ha dicho bastante de este libro y la historia que encierra， cosas muy buenas y poca crítica; pero es que la historia no está nada mal， sin embargo creo que fue muy extensa y detallista que pudo bien ahorrarse unos cuantos capítulos。Para mi gusto， el famoso Carax con su misterioso libro debió quedarse en eso， misterio; y no dedicarle unos cuantos capítulos relatando quién era él， o por el contrario; haberle dedicado más protagonismo a Carax que al propio David， porque la historia tiene ese suspenso y es en ello donde te atrapa， pero sigo pensando que debió dejar la duda y así continuar con más ganas los siguientes tomos。En fin， hay algunas cosas que a mi gusto no encajaron del todo。 。。。more
Sara Świerkowska
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3，5
Samar Al otaibi
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من اعظم الروايات
Denise
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✨Da leggere assolutamente✨"L'ombra del vento" occupa sicuramente un posto nella classifica dei miei libri preferiti。È il primo della collana de "il cimitero dei libri dimenticati" e come inizio è una bomba！ Fa sicuramente venire voglia di leggere anche tutti gli altri。È la storia di Daniel， un ragazzo spagnolo， che viene accompagnato dal padre all'interno di un enorme biblioteca， il "Cimitero dei libri dimenticati"。 Qui è attratto da un particolare libro， scritto da un altrettanto particolare e ✨Da leggere assolutamente✨"L'ombra del vento" occupa sicuramente un posto nella classifica dei miei libri preferiti。È il primo della collana de "il cimitero dei libri dimenticati" e come inizio è una bomba！ Fa sicuramente venire voglia di leggere anche tutti gli altri。È la storia di Daniel， un ragazzo spagnolo， che viene accompagnato dal padre all'interno di un enorme biblioteca， il "Cimitero dei libri dimenticati"。 Qui è attratto da un particolare libro， scritto da un altrettanto particolare e misterioso autore。 Daniele， spinto dalla curiosità di saperne sempre di più inizierà a condurre profonde e pericolose indagini。Zafón è un abile scrittore: sa descrivere diversi fatti riuscendo poi a riunirli tutti con un unico filo conduttore。Libro perfettamente perfetto。 Voto 10✨📚 。。。more
Geetha Suresh
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Interesting thriller。 Written well and description of each characters reveals the true human behaviour。 The fiction of Julian carax's life journey narrated through an18 year old boy（Daniel） is quite interesting and how it transforms into twists and tales with many unexpected climaxes。。。Few characters like policemen Fumero， who you hate right from the beginning and the Fermin， a wise friend， you start admiring attribute to the success of author's narration。 Good read。 Interesting thriller。 Written well and description of each characters reveals the true human behaviour。 The fiction of Julian carax's life journey narrated through an18 year old boy（Daniel） is quite interesting and how it transforms into twists and tales with many unexpected climaxes。。。Few characters like policemen Fumero， who you hate right from the beginning and the Fermin， a wise friend， you start admiring attribute to the success of author's narration。 Good read。 。。。more
Jim
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Poor Daniel。 Such a gentle soul， but subject to more violence than all the Larry Sues in the endless Outlander ladyporn series。Daniel's father， a Barcelona bookseller， leads ten-year-old Daniel to the "cemetery of forgotten books，" where， as a coming-of-age ritual （think of it as a dilibranero）， he is to select a book from the endless shelves and winding passages， read it， and care for it。He chooses a novel from an obscure Barcelona novelist named Julian Carax。 Meanwhile， a disfigured and myster Poor Daniel。 Such a gentle soul， but subject to more violence than all the Larry Sues in the endless Outlander ladyporn series。Daniel's father， a Barcelona bookseller， leads ten-year-old Daniel to the "cemetery of forgotten books，" where， as a coming-of-age ritual （think of it as a dilibranero）， he is to select a book from the endless shelves and winding passages， read it， and care for it。He chooses a novel from an obscure Barcelona novelist named Julian Carax。 Meanwhile， a disfigured and mysterious stranger is traveling throughout Europe， trying to destroy every copy of every novel ever written by Carax。The connection between Daniel and this novelist becomes a life-long adventure。 One in which Daniel tries to learn more about Carax's life while seemingly everyone Daniel encounters wants to beat the crap out of him。 Yet Daniel persists and the stakes get higher and higher。Don't try and make too much sense out of the plot。 The risks Daniel takes to learn more about this author， especially in post-revolution Spain， defy all reason。 The long narratives from people who knew Carax become tedious as they overlap and repeat details that are supposed to signify some sort of deep connection between Daniel and Carax， but fail。 The underlying story， a coming-of-age tale of romance， is more the cornerstone of this novel and rather loosely tied to the quest。I liked the novel， but the violence was too much and I won't continue with Carlos Ruiz Zafon。 。。。more
Klara Gonciarz
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to say that it is a well written book， would be a momentous misunderstanding。 such an incredibly pure and honest story presumably about a boy trying to find answers， but in fact， it turns out to be an unarguably marvellous masterpiece about forgiveness， clemency， human's genuine nature （"Greed is most certainly an ugly， not to say mortal， sin。" ; "These people who see sin everywhere are sick in their souls and， if you press me， in their bowels too。" ; “Presents are made for the pleasure of who g to say that it is a well written book， would be a momentous misunderstanding。 such an incredibly pure and honest story presumably about a boy trying to find answers， but in fact， it turns out to be an unarguably marvellous masterpiece about forgiveness， clemency， human's genuine nature （"Greed is most certainly an ugly， not to say mortal， sin。" ; "These people who see sin everywhere are sick in their souls and， if you press me， in their bowels too。" ; “Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them， not the merits of who receives them。” ; “Never trust anyone， Daniel， especially the people you admire。 Those are the ones who will make you suffer the worst blows。” ; "We're a disgraceful lot。"）。the main story fluctuates around the subject of books in general， highlighting the importance of literature - which is quite praiseworthy and fascinating to read （"I was raised among books， making invisible friends in pages that seemed cast from dust and whose smell I carry on my hands to this day。" ; "In the book business you can't even trust the index。" ; "Every book， every volume you see here， has a soul。 The soul of a person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it。 Every time a book changes hands， every time someone runs his eyes down its pages， its spirit grows and strengthens。" ; “In the shop we buy and sell them， but in truth books have no owner。 Every book you see here has been somebody’s best friend。” ; "After a while it occurred to me that between the covers of each of these books lay a boundless universe waiting to be discovered （。。。）" ; “Few things leave a deeper mark on the reader， than the first book that finds its way to her heart。” ; "I had never known the pleasure of reading， of exploring the recesses of the soul， of letting myself be carried away by imagination， beauty， and the mystery of fiction and language。" ; "The cinema began as an invention for entertaining masses。"）not only is the plot astonishingly enthralling， but also the author's mesmerising style and sublime writing are the aspects that make the read even more breathtaking （“Fools talk， cowards are silent， wise men listen。” ; "（。。。） as long as we are being remembered， we remain alive。"）surprisingly feminist and moral， however not sickening or distracting at all （"All good things must wait。 There are yokels out there who think that if they touch a woman's behind and she doesn't complain， they've hooked her。 Amateurs。 The female's heart is a labyrinth of subtitles， too challenging fo the uncouth mind the male racketeer。 If you really want to posses a woman， you must think like her， and the first thing to do is to win her soul。 The rest， that sweet， soft， wrapping which steals away your senses and your virtue， is a bonus。" ; “Women have an infallible instinct for knowing when a man has fallen madly in love with them， especially when the male in question is both a complete dunce and a minor。”）。outstanding， extraordinary but also ironic and hilarious at times （“Paris is the only city in the world where starving to death is still considered an art。” ; "There is no such thing as dead language， only dormant minds。" ; "Mother Nature is the meanest of bitches， that's the sad truth。" ; “We're all whores， sooner or later。”）to read The Shadow of the Wind is truly an exceptional experience perhaps because “Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you。” 。。。more
Hilda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Hay escritores que con los que uno no se puede identificar y desafortunadamente él es uno de ellos。 La forma en como redacta me resulta sumamente petulante y condescendiente para con el lector; abusa de los adjetivos y se desvive tratando de crear una prosa poética para situaciones banales como la caída de las hojas o la descripción de una calle， pero sus diálogos son pobres y los momentos en que debería expresar ese sin fin de emociones y drama se quedan cortos。 Además todos los personajes se e Hay escritores que con los que uno no se puede identificar y desafortunadamente él es uno de ellos。 La forma en como redacta me resulta sumamente petulante y condescendiente para con el lector; abusa de los adjetivos y se desvive tratando de crear una prosa poética para situaciones banales como la caída de las hojas o la descripción de una calle， pero sus diálogos son pobres y los momentos en que debería expresar ese sin fin de emociones y drama se quedan cortos。 Además todos los personajes se expresan de forma tan similar， que es difícil separar a uno del otro o de siquiera darles una edad y lo que es peor ni siquiera son congruentes consigo mismos， como por ejemplo Daniel， el protagonista， a los 10 años se expresa de la siguiente forma: "。。。 página a página， me dejé envolver por el sortilegio de la historia y su mundo hasta que el aliento del amanecer acaricio mi ventana。。。"， mientras que: "La estación de Francia estaba desierta， los andenes combinados en sables despejados que ardían al amanecer y se hundían en la niebla。。。" son palabras de Jacinta， una vieja nana sin educación recluida en un hospicio。 Mientras más leía la trama me parecía cada vez más una tormenta en un vaso de agua， donde no había que hacer tanto lío y cuyos malos entendidos se pudieron haber aclarado tan solo con hablar o con un viaje， etc， pero que en realidad se "complicaron" innecesariamente al grado que la única forma que encuentra el escritor de resolver todo es por medio de una larguísima carta póstuma。 2。8 estrellas porque aunque no es mi estilo no esta mal escrito。 。。。more
atrapado en sus páginas
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Excelente libro。 Muy buena historia， personajes entrañables。 Un poema de amor a la lectura。"Hay peores cárceles que las palabras"Durante la relectura， en el bookclub notaron unos errores cronológicos en el libro， a pesar de ellos， la lectura es muy buena。 Excelente libro。 Muy buena historia， personajes entrañables。 Un poema de amor a la lectura。"Hay peores cárceles que las palabras"Durante la relectura， en el bookclub notaron unos errores cronológicos en el libro， a pesar de ellos， la lectura es muy buena。 。。。more
Kisha
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Pocas veces tardo tanto tiempo en leer un libro， pero tengo que decir que al menos las primeras páginas me entretuvieron y pude disfrutar de la prosa del autor。 Sin embargo al seguir avanzando la historia se me fue haciendo cada vez más eterna y muchas de las páginas， innecesarias。 Tenía muchas expectativas， lamento mucho no poder entender todos lo comentarios positivos sobre este libro。
Maarten De Jong
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I actually don't get all the fuzz around this novel。 Yes， it is entertaining and has a very catching story， but the character development really isn't that good。 Apart from Carax & Fermin， the characters are basically transforming instead of developing。 They're making very massive changes over the term of just a couple of pages- especially the narrator （Daniel）。Personally， I really feel like the story of the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books'， and the characters of Carax and Fermin deserved way more。 I actually don't get all the fuzz around this novel。 Yes， it is entertaining and has a very catching story， but the character development really isn't that good。 Apart from Carax & Fermin， the characters are basically transforming instead of developing。 They're making very massive changes over the term of just a couple of pages- especially the narrator （Daniel）。Personally， I really feel like the story of the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books'， and the characters of Carax and Fermin deserved way more。。。 。。。more
Yvonne Speece
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Historical fiction set in Barcelona， good storyline around the Cemetery of Lost Books。 Lots of intrigue and mystery。 Fast paced reading， onto the next one in the series。
Yanina Kremer
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Книга-путешествие， я читала её именно с этой целью - оказаться ещё раз в моей любимой Барселоне， выкрутить все чувства и эмоции на максимум: уж если любовь， то до конца жизни， уж если дьявол， то загадочный и вездесущий， уж если трагедия， то смертельная。 Но прекрасно в этой книге и то， что все оказывается вовсе не тем， чем кажется сначала。 Это книга-рондо， книга， в которой два зеркала бесконечно отражают друг друга。 Книга， пропахшая старыми книгами。
N
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رواية ظلُّ الريح للكاتب كارلوس زافون، رواية أشبه بالمغامرة مليانة تساؤلات وألغاز، كل شيء فيها يحسسك بالعَدْو。 تتحدث عن طفل يأخذه والده لزيارة （مقبرة الكتب المنسية） ويقوم بختيار كتاب لكاتب غامض، حيث جرّه الفضول لتساؤل والبحث عنه。 مليئة بالحب والتضحية، امتزجت بالكآبة والفكاهة。 رواية عبقرية جدًا。 كما قال واشنطون بوست: “من الصعب أن يعثر القارئ على رواية تحتوي على هذا القدر من العواطف والمآسي والإثارة مثل رواية «ظلُّ الريح»。“
Martina Rumas
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Este siempre ha sido uno de mis libros favoritos y hace poco hice relectura de los tres primeros libros de la saga para poder leer el cuarto， con el que estoy ahora。La sombra del viento es atemporal， aunque trate de una época específica como es mediados del siglo XX， con la guerra civil española siempre como telón de fondo。Es una historia llena de intrigas contada con un estilo magistral。 Es que este hombre no podía escribir mejor。 Si él hubiera querido contarme cómo pasó el domingo， lo hubiera Este siempre ha sido uno de mis libros favoritos y hace poco hice relectura de los tres primeros libros de la saga para poder leer el cuarto， con el que estoy ahora。La sombra del viento es atemporal， aunque trate de una época específica como es mediados del siglo XX， con la guerra civil española siempre como telón de fondo。Es una historia llena de intrigas contada con un estilo magistral。 Es que este hombre no podía escribir mejor。 Si él hubiera querido contarme cómo pasó el domingo， lo hubiera escuchado encantada。 Esa prosa es digna de la admiración más ferviente。Seguimos en esta obra a Daniel Sempere desde su más tierna infancia。 Cuando ya tuvo edad para leer， su padre lo llevó al cementerio de libros olvidados， un lugar que todo lector querría conocer y que se halla oculto bajo las calles de Barcelona。Miles dd libros aguardan en las estanterías de un laberíntico lugar a que un ávido lector los rescate y les de una nueva vida。 Eso ocurrió con un volumen de la obra de Julian Carax titulado "La sombra del viento"。 Daniel lo encontró en su primera visita y lo devoró de una sentada。Desde ese momento comienza una obsesión por parte de Daniel de conocee y encontrar la obra de Carax， pero nada será fácil， ya que una admófera de intriga envuelve al indescifrable autor。Daniel va creciendo y va conociendo a diferentes personas que lo ayudan o no。 Va tejiendo una vida。 Va contándonoa su historia y la de Julian。Creo que poca gente podría haber conseguido lo de Zafón。 El mantener la intriga de esa manera con una historia que parecía tan random es increíble。 Es una historia increíble， sin más 。。。more
Harish Charan
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Nice book。 So many characters and some of the best quotes I ever read in a book。 "Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you。" Nice book。 So many characters and some of the best quotes I ever read in a book。 "Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you。" 。。。more
Visnja
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I did not finish this。。made it to page 143。 Not because the story itself wasn't compelling but something about it （maybe the translation？） didn't draw me back。 It was easy enough to read， the language accessible， but nothing all too interesting in terms of the writing style itself。Or， perhaps it was because I had just finished reading The Goldfinch and it paled in comparison？ I don't know。 I'm reading The Broken Earth trilogy now - so far， I'm finding it far more enthralling。 Apologies that this I did not finish this。。made it to page 143。 Not because the story itself wasn't compelling but something about it （maybe the translation？） didn't draw me back。 It was easy enough to read， the language accessible， but nothing all too interesting in terms of the writing style itself。Or， perhaps it was because I had just finished reading The Goldfinch and it paled in comparison？ I don't know。 I'm reading The Broken Earth trilogy now - so far， I'm finding it far more enthralling。 Apologies that this isn't a real review。 Just note to self for when I maybe one day return to give this another go。 。。。more
Finja
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Lovely
Cos
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Dieses Buch zählt zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern。 Ruiz Zafón schafft es， den Leser in ein magisches Barcelona zu entführen und webt neben einer Liebeserklärung an Bücher und einer Liebesgeschichte auch gleichzeitig historische Ereignisse aus der Zeit des spanischen Bürgerkrieges und der Franco-Diktatur mit ein。 Ich habe das Buch das erste Mal als Jugendliche gelesen und kann mich noch sehr gut erinnern， dass mir damals vor allem die （für mich） ungewöhnliche Erzählstruktur mit verschiedenen Handlungs Dieses Buch zählt zu meinen Lieblingsbüchern。 Ruiz Zafón schafft es， den Leser in ein magisches Barcelona zu entführen und webt neben einer Liebeserklärung an Bücher und einer Liebesgeschichte auch gleichzeitig historische Ereignisse aus der Zeit des spanischen Bürgerkrieges und der Franco-Diktatur mit ein。 Ich habe das Buch das erste Mal als Jugendliche gelesen und kann mich noch sehr gut erinnern， dass mir damals vor allem die （für mich） ungewöhnliche Erzählstruktur mit verschiedenen Handlungssträngen angesprochen und fasziniert hat。 。。。more
Nadia
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First 50 pages: Ahh， Interesting ！！Next 50 pages: Am I a teen？ why I'm reading it？Next 50 pages: What's the point of this story？Next 50 pages: Wait， what is happening？ are they related？ What's gonna happen next？Next 50 pages: This book is too lengthy From page 400 to last: WHAT！ Wait， NOOOOO。。。 O My God。。。 （Gets emotional after finishing）This is the summary of this book。 Did I enjoy reading the book whole time？ NODo I like the book？ YesIn short it's a book about a kid landing a book from a libra First 50 pages: Ahh， Interesting ！！Next 50 pages: Am I a teen？ why I'm reading it？Next 50 pages: What's the point of this story？Next 50 pages: Wait， what is happening？ are they related？ What's gonna happen next？Next 50 pages: This book is too lengthy From page 400 to last: WHAT！ Wait， NOOOOO。。。 O My God。。。 （Gets emotional after finishing）This is the summary of this book。 Did I enjoy reading the book whole time？ NODo I like the book？ YesIn short it's a book about a kid landing a book from a library and how that changed his life。 I picked it up because I thought it's from fantasy genre。 But no， it's a historical fiction which I generally don't like。 But this book， magically I did。 Drawback of this book: Too chunky， Cringey romance， flawed characters（It's a good thing）， some controversial matters。 Now， come to the good points， It's a freaking Mystery and I enjoyed every second of it 💙I liked how detailed the story is though it bored me sometimes but I get to know every characters and watch them grow。 I was not ready for the twist and it hit me hard。 The plot is fairly realistic which makes the story sad for some reason。 I hated the book and at the same time loved the story。 Fermín， one if the weirdest and shameless character I've ever encountered。 I should have hated him instead he became my favorite character and for some reason I feel embarrassed about it😳😅About the rating， I wanted to give it a 3 star （because of the romance and the intimate scenes + in the middle of the book I wanted it to be just finish cause I was bored） but the ending was great。 As a result 4 star。 Two favorite Lines :1。 Sometimes we think people are like lottery tickets， that they’re there to make our most absurd dreams come true2。 “It’s God’s dandruff，” he said， marveling， offering the snow a preview of his unpublished verse。 。。。more
jaycee
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a mystery done right … i saw none of those twists coming。。 would def recommend
Kristina
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Oh My God！ What a book！ 😍
Taya Wilkinson
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I absolutely adore this book。 It has exceptional character building， invigorating storylines， and beautiful writing。 It is an absolute page turner and I could not recommend it more！ I could not put it down。 You're reading and investigating a story about Daniel who is reading and investigating a story about Julian Carax。 It contains layers upon layers。 Its thrilling！ You think you know what will happen， but you really don't。 The surprises come when you least expect them too。 At the end， once you' I absolutely adore this book。 It has exceptional character building， invigorating storylines， and beautiful writing。 It is an absolute page turner and I could not recommend it more！ I could not put it down。 You're reading and investigating a story about Daniel who is reading and investigating a story about Julian Carax。 It contains layers upon layers。 Its thrilling！ You think you know what will happen， but you really don't。 The surprises come when you least expect them too。 At the end， once you've finally grasped the storyline， the beautiful writing continues to keep you engaged to get to the end。 A complete rollercoaster of a book， but in the absolute best way！ 。。。more
Marie Hemingway
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It took me a while to get into the swing of this book。 The first few chapters， the writing was so over descriptive I nearly gave up， but I stuck with it and was glad I did。 A really beautiful story about family， friendship and loyalty， with a decent baddy thrown in for good measure！
Mahdiye
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این کتاب معجونی غم،شادی،عشق،اشک،افزایش آدرنالین و هیجان است。و چنان با شخصیت های این کتاب خو گرفتم که بی صبرانه مشتاق خواندن جلد های بعدی هستم 。❣
Wick Welker
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A love/slog relationship。I’d been eyeing The Shadow of the Wind for quite some time so was excited to jump in。 What I found was a book unlike anything I’ve ever read， for better or worse， but mostly despondency as I finished。 What was the point of this book？ Well， it was a good story and of course that is good enough。 But I am asking myself: what did I get out of this story？ And I don’t know if I have a real answer。To be clear， this book was a masterpiece of characterization。 Our protagonist Dan A love/slog relationship。I’d been eyeing The Shadow of the Wind for quite some time so was excited to jump in。 What I found was a book unlike anything I’ve ever read， for better or worse， but mostly despondency as I finished。 What was the point of this book？ Well， it was a good story and of course that is good enough。 But I am asking myself: what did I get out of this story？ And I don’t know if I have a real answer。To be clear， this book was a masterpiece of characterization。 Our protagonist Daniel， Fermin， the mysterious Carax all have some wonderful development and they are what make the book work very well。 Fermin is just fantastic and so well fleshed out—I really loved his scenes。 There are a ton of ancillary characters that were also well written and mostly memorable。 The characters were my favorite part of this book。I guess this book is a mystery/suspense thriller。 It tries to dip its toes into the horror genre but doesn’t really take to me。 What appears at first to have fantastical elements in the beginning comes up very short—there is nothing fantasy or supernatural about this book so you can walk away if that’s what you’re looking for。 The reader is basically giving a tantalizing mystery at the beginning that then just slogs for the majority of the book。 The author overestimates the reader’s interest in the initial mystery but honestly， there is only so long that I can care about what happened to some random writer who wrote a book that hasn’t even really been explained to the reader。 Fortunately， the ending does deliver on the mystery in a satisfying way which I did enjoy。 If it weren’t for the delivery this would’ve been a three star book for me easily。The writing is both very good and terribly laborious。 I love descriptions of characters and dialogue but it is overindulgent at some points and becomes boring。 The worst part of this book is that there is actually a TON of telling not showing。 Many times， a character is simply explaining key plot points to the protagonist and this is not so fun—I disengaged。So overall， I did enjoy this book but I have no desire to read on in this series。 To wit—how is this even a serialization？ This first book clearly reads as a stand alone。 Am I to understand that the author just fabricates plotlines for three more books？ Ugh。 I think I’ll be done with this series but I did enjoy The Shadow of the Wind。 。。。more
Alba
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Finally I read it or I read it at the perfect time。My ex best friend recommended to it many times but I was so stubborn to follow her advice or I was just lazy or busy reading other books。I had so high expectations for this book。 So I thought it would be great。 Greater than "The Neverending story" by Michael Ende （ maybe it would be the number one on my favourite books of all time list。 It didn't pass the test but that doesn't mean I didn't like it。I really enjoyed this book。 It had me on each p Finally I read it or I read it at the perfect time。My ex best friend recommended to it many times but I was so stubborn to follow her advice or I was just lazy or busy reading other books。I had so high expectations for this book。 So I thought it would be great。 Greater than "The Neverending story" by Michael Ende （ maybe it would be the number one on my favourite books of all time list。 It didn't pass the test but that doesn't mean I didn't like it。I really enjoyed this book。 It had me on each page， the story told by Daniel ， its perspective was intriguing， the mystery of all events of the book made me turn every page。 The parts describing the books， the library of the forgotten books， the magic of them reminded me what a treasure they are。What I really loved about this books is the hope it gives about reliving your life， believing in second chances and never giving up whatever life throws at you。 You have to overcome the obstacles and appreciate the people that never give up on you。Can't wait to read the second book。 。。。more
MilyV
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La prosa es hermosa y la historia embriagadora。 Cuando crees que entiendes de lo que va， el autor le da un giro que no lo esperabas。 Espléndida lectura。
Savannah Paige Murray
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