The Shadow of the Wind (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #1) in 2017 Reading Challenge

Aug 30, 2012 Sohini rated it it was amazing

"This is a place of mystery, Daniel, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens…In this place books no longer remembered by anyone, books that are lost in time, live forever, waiting for the day when they will reach a new reader’s hands. In the shop we buy and sell them, ...more

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Nov 03, 2012 Connie Miller rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: finished

I feel terrible that it took me so long to get back to this book, and thus to move it from the unfinished shelf, to the completed one. In my defense, when I was reading it earlier, there was too much drama in my personal life ; enough that the book's most dramatic moments simply seemed to bog down for me.

I am so glad to now say this book will live in me, under my skin, from today forward . ...more

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Nov 17, 2013 Page rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015challenge

I work in a library so it's no surprise that books about books tend to capture my attention; they don't always manage to keep my attention. Shadow of the Wind is a book not only about books but about writers. It is about saving forgotten books and about destroying that which brings you too much pain. It's more mystery than magic; filled with love, war, and regret. It is a journey worth taking. ...more

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