The Shadow of the Wind

ouch6854@comelibros.club reviewed La sombra del viento by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Autores españoles e iberoamericanos)

Review of 'La sombra del viento' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Uno de esos libros que van despacio, pero están escritos con un trazo inolvidable. Marcados quedarán por siempre muchos de estos personajes en mi memoria.

Es una historia auténtica, y creo que apta para cualquier amante de la literatura.

Si tenéis la oportunidad, el audiolibro de Jordi Boixaderas será un acompañante magnífico en vuestros diarios viajes al trabajo.

📖 Leo (leoperbo) reviewed La sombra del viento by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Sí al menos un libro ha sido tu mejor amigo alguna vez, debes leer este

5 stars

La sombra del viento es una de esas lecturas que te enamoran de los libros en general.

Strakul reviewed The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Review of 'The Shadow of the Wind' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Despite not being a fantasy or science fiction novel (as I typically read), this was pretty good. My only complaint is in the narrator and the expository nature of part of the story. I felt it could have been a bit better had the author left some of the task of piecing together the mystery to the reader. However, the characters and plot was engaging and I don't think anything important was lost in the translation.

A full review is available at my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-shadow-of-wind-by-carlos.html

Kadomi reviewed The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Review of 'The Shadow of the Wind' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

What a lovely, lovely book. It's hard to describe how much I loved this book. It's spooky, romantic, has drama, and a historical background. Can't recommend this enough.

The story is set in Barcelona, Spain, just after the end of WWII. The 10-year old son of a bookshop owner, Daniel, is brought to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. There he is allowed to pick one book, and he picks The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. Swept away by the mystery and writing of the author, Daniel becomes obsessed with finding out anything he can about the author. Over the course of the next 8 years, he learns the truth, which puts him in lethal danger, and finds out the tragic story of Julian Carax that strangely seems to mirror his own life.

I seriously was swept away here. I loved the characters, the gothic setting, the way the …

What a lovely, lovely book. It's hard to describe how much I loved this book. It's spooky, romantic, has drama, and a historical background. Can't recommend this enough.

The story is set in Barcelona, Spain, just after the end of WWII. The 10-year old son of a bookshop owner, Daniel, is brought to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. There he is allowed to pick one book, and he picks The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. Swept away by the mystery and writing of the author, Daniel becomes obsessed with finding out anything he can about the author. Over the course of the next 8 years, he learns the truth, which puts him in lethal danger, and finds out the tragic story of Julian Carax that strangely seems to mirror his own life.

I seriously was swept away here. I loved the characters, the gothic setting, the way the story was presented. Best read so far this year!