The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Jun 30, 2013 Taryn rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016

I thought I was going to devour this book but I ended up savouring its gorgeous descriptions and beautiful prose. Very atmospheric and compelling. I would recommend this to anyone who loves literature, mystery, and the tragedy of existence.

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May 13, 2020 Erin rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: book-club-reads, popsugar-challenge-2020

I'm going to have to sit on this one for a minute. I liked the story, but it often felt like a slog for me to get through. I would go in ready to read and then find myself dozing off. BUT, then I got to the past 20-25% (according to my Kindle) and it turned into a real page turner for me. So yeah. I'm still figuring out how I feel about The Shadow of the Wind.

Pros:
The character of Fermín was endearing and made me laugh out loud multiple times.
Very vivid, descriptive language (which could be a c ...more

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Nov 13, 2014 Kimberly rated it it was amazing

This book has been on my to read list for several years. I should not have waited so long as this book is fantastic. The author totally draws you into the story and the characters will stay with you long after you finish the book. If you loved The Book Thief you should read this.

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Oct 25, 2020 Dana rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: bixby-knolls-literary-society

This book started off so promising--at a cemetery of lost books (which was inspired by Acres of Books, a wonderful (now closed) used bookstore where I live in Long Beach, California. A story centered around the quest to find out about the mysterious missing author was so intriguing. But the book dragged on too long and I lost interest in the story. There were interesting characters and I enjoyed the backdrop of the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. It certainly had its moments, but by the end, ...more

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Oct 30, 2010 Ketutar Jensen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series

OMG! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! I was crying in the end, and that usually is a good sign ;-)

Carlos Ruiz Zafón has managed to create a wonderful story, and the different narratives give so much more depth and color and flavor to the story... In the end I liked many characters I hated in the beginning, because their choices and actions and thoughts were explained as the same happenings were explained by the different people involved in them... and...

Oh, just read it! :-D

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Dec 09, 2022 Christine rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was an atmospheric read, filling me with both wonder and dread as I made my way through it. Difficult but ultimately satisfying, with very few wrong notes. This has been on my list for a long time, and I’m really glad I finally got around to it.

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