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The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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Free copy of Proximity Factor this July, no reviews required. Just enjoy.
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Dec 12, 2013 Amy (folkpants) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A truly beautiful novel. I wanted to curl up and stay awhile on every page. The writing was so lyrical, romantic and beautiful.

A mystery for book lovers. I was immediately hooked into the mystery of Julian Carax and his novels. I wanted his novels to be real so I could also read them.

This book has wonderful characters, mystery, the history of a beautiful city, evil, love, best friends, novels...it is one of the most pleasurable experiences to get lost between its pages.

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Aug 23, 2019 Melanie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, gothic, books-on-books

I had so many flowery things to say about this while I was reading this, but they all disappeared and now all I know is that I loved it. It was the kind of book I had to take a break from because I didn’t want it to end. Gothic and moody with gorgeous, gorgeous writing; but it’s also quite funny and the author does a great job with teenagers and poor decisions and dramas. There are some surprisingly dark parts that are treated quite matter-of-factly and were pretty disturbing. I found myself so ...more

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Aug 05, 2010 Linda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I loved this book, I stumbled on it while reading authors starting with Z at the library. I did not know if I would like a translation but YES! When I read about the Cemetary of Lost Books, I was hooked.

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