Questions About The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1)

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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Is this book appropriate for a 17 year old boy?

Pyrh 17 years old? He is old enough to read whatever he wants.

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Empece este libro y lo deje. Me esperaba otra cosa. Desde entonces no me llaman la atencion las novelas historicas

Irene Definitivamente no es una novela histórica. La historia acá es mero contexto.

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Bibiana Fermín was pursued for political reasons. He was an enemy of the fascists who had been victorious in the Spanish Civil War. Fumero tortured him in ord…moreFermín was pursued for political reasons. He was an enemy of the fascists who had been victorious in the Spanish Civil War. Fumero tortured him in order to get the names of Fermín's superiors who were ultimately caught and executed. Fumero terrorized Fermin as a reminder that in the fascist Spanish state of the time, dissenters could be pulled in and jailed for any reason.(less)

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So I read The Shadow of the Wind. It enchants my dreams, I think about it all the time. What the hell do I read now? Help me out, what do you read after this novel?

E Puerta You then should obtain and read the rest of the quartet:

Prisoner of Heaven, Angel's Game, and The Labyrinth of Spirits (the fourth, though, is a bit o…moreYou then should obtain and read the rest of the quartet:

Prisoner of Heaven, Angel's Game, and The Labyrinth of Spirits (the fourth, though, is a bit of a let down in terms of how it forms the grand finale of the quartet, but the story itself is still very well executed, and it's brilliant)(less)

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I'm considering reading this novel but I dislike books that have unnecessary sex scenes, and since this has been described as being "erotic" I'd like to know if that description is accurate. I mean, do the sex scenes override the story? Also, if this was written in Spanish, how does the translation hold up?

Becky Skipper hickman I can't speak to the translation. I only recall one graphic sex scene and one other semi-sexual scene that might make a reader uncomfortable. These de…moreI can't speak to the translation. I only recall one graphic sex scene and one other semi-sexual scene that might make a reader uncomfortable. These definitely don't override the story. My church book club read this book.(less)

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I'm 10 of 19 hours into the audiobook and am not *not* enjoying it, but I don't know that I have ~60 hrs of audiobook left in me for the rest of the series.. Can The Shadow of the Wind be read alone or is it a cliff hanger?

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