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Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona's guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel's father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax's work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn't find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly.

As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons-The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera?-but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, "The originality of Ruiz Zafón's voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature." An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art.

Translated by Lucia Graves.]]> 1232 89 3209783 book 2001 La Sombra del Viento total:20411|5:9332|4:7012|3:3029|2:759|1:279| 20411 85592 28792 4391 815 4.12 23825 5513 12775212 219514 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 17595 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 44 false Thu Jan 29 15:34:10 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 17 13:18:54 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 15:34:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2847786 178279 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 18 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 20:15:52 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:59:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5718216 215236 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 4 12 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 05 12:05:56 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 09:01:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19114530 108700 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 19 false Fri Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 11:49:09 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 17:14:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1562329 94602 9529 0753820250 9780753820254 136 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166028016m/9529.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166028016s/9529.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9529.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.08 726
Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona's guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel's father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax's work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn't find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly.

As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons-The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera?-but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, "The originality of Ruiz Zafón's voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature." An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art.

Translated by Lucia Graves.]]> 2001 2 9 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 10:38:24 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:26:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1606918 110109 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 7 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jun 02 08:57:31 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 20:33:56 -0800 2009
"The time is the 1950s; the place, Barcelona. Daniel Sempere, the son of a widowed bookstore owner, is 10 when he discovers a novel, The Sha...more...]]> 41967982 1864474 4524 0753819317 9780753819319 60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165444698m/4524.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165444698s/4524.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4524.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.03 239
Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona's guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel's father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax's work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn't find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly.

As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons-The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera?-but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, "The originality of Ruiz Zafón's voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature." An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art.

Translated by Lucia Graves.]]> 2001 3 23 false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 05 10:06:51 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 10:07:14 -0800 2009
The best thing about...more...]]> 28693603 542037 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 13 false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 19:32:23 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 07 23:30:27 -0700 2008 1. I was going to love this book.
2. I needed a whole pad of post-its to mark quotes.
3. I wanted to read this in Spanish for the rich poetry the language would add.

A young boy Daniel is taken by his father to the C...more...]]> 13691013 813888 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 3 12 true Sat Jan 26 23:10:02 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 23:38:35 -0800 2008
My main complaint is the portrayal of females, especially the supposed 'main characters'. They seem to be the same femme fatale in differen...more...]]> 7293444 471897 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 5 false Fri Oct 05 00:14:04 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 21:11:05 -0700 2007 Blindness. A must read for bibliophiles and a pretty good mystery, if you like that sort of thing. Below is my booktalk for this one, also from library school.

The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

On Daniel Sepere’s 10th birthday, his father ...more...]]> 16526423 13779 628036 1594200106 9781594200106 123 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176476768m/628036.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176476768s/628036.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/628036.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind_A_Novel 4.26 388
Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona's guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel's father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax's work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn't find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly.

As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons-The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera?-but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, "The originality of Ruiz Zafón's voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature." An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art.

Translated by Lucia Graves.]]> 2001 5 4 false Wed Feb 27 11:40:01 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 04:35:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 33918816 1069643 2409356 1596061669 9781596061668 4 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2409356.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.38 26 2001 5 2 false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 14:34:08 -0700 2008 Sat May 02 19:08:23 -0700 2009 1, having to backtrack once when I nodded off during the audio
Wow. A must-read for book lovers, all the way to the Dramatis Personae at the end. Sumptuous prose and melodrama, a full cavalcade of carefully wroug...more...]]> 26347468 1291915 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 7 false Sat Jul 05 05:02:20 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 05 05:02:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5888140 223377 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 3 2 false Fri Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 08 06:04:01 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 21 08:28:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 441189 32981 9529 0753820250 9780753820254 136 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166028016m/9529.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166028016s/9529.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9529.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411
Barcelona, 1945-just after the war, a great world city lies in shadow, nursing its wounds, and a boy named Daniel awakes on his eleventh birthday to find that he can no longer remember his mother's face. To console his only child, Daniel's widowed father, an antiquarian book dealer, initiates him into the secret of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a library tended by Barcelona's guild of rare-book dealers as a repository for books forgotten by the world, waiting for someone who will care about them again. Daniel's father coaxes him to choose a volume from the spiraling labyrinth of shelves, one that, it is said, will have a special meaning for him. And Daniel so loves the novel he selects, The Shadow of the Wind by one Julian Carax, that he sets out to find the rest of Carax's work. To his shock, he discovers that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book this author has written. In fact, he may have the last one in existence. Before Daniel knows it his seemingly innocent quest has opened a door into one of Barcelona's darkest secrets, an epic story of murder, magic, madness and doomed love. And before long he realizes that if he doesn't find out the truth about Julian Carax, he and those closest to him will suffer horribly.

As with all astounding novels, The Shadow of the Wind sends the mind groping for comparisons-The Crimson Petal and the White? The novels of Arturo Pérez-Reverte? Of Victor Hugo? Love in the Time of Cholera?-but in the end, as with all astounding novels, no comparison can suffice. As one leading Spanish reviewer wrote, "The originality of Ruiz Zafón's voice is bombproof and displays a diabolical talent. The Shadow of the Wind announces a phenomenon in Spanish literature." An uncannily absorbing historical mystery, a heart-piercing romance, and a moving homage to the mystical power of books, The Shadow of the Wind is a triumph of the storyteller's art.

Translated by Lucia Graves.]]> 2001 1 2 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 26 16:32:07 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 17:08:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 13977559 628974 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 3 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Jan 29 15:48:16 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 15:49:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 26881427 731625 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 2 false Thu Jul 10 13:16:50 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 17:54:19 -0700 2008 more...]]> 70722121 160319 6563622 32 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6563622-the-shadow-of-the-wind 4.22 101 2001 4 8 false Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 09:26:08 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 18:48:21 -0700 2009 The Shadow of the Wind is that it tricked me into believing it was a great book by being so freaking fun. It is only now, after a month or so has passed since my reading, that I realize that No, The Shadow of the Wind was not a great book.

But it was freaking fun.

...more...]]> 48098775 151687 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 4 1 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 03 07:13:20 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:47:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 35764558 1616658 1232 0143034901 9780143034902 3748 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410m/1232.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1247930410s/1232.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1232.The_Shadow_of_the_Wind 4.19 20411 The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.]]> 2001 5 2 false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 09:59:42 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 10:06:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=984351