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a beautiful book.. absolutely magnificent.. so easy to relate with the characters and absorb their lives..
zafon's writing is stunning and l can't wait to get a hold of other books he's written ...more
zafon's writing is stunning and l can't wait to get a hold of other books he's written ...more
I would have rated this book higher if it didn't move so slowly. I nearly gave up on this novel half a dozen times. Then some little new bit of the plot would be revealed and I would be drawn back to it. However, the story doesn't get very suspenseful until the last third of the book.
What makes a title and international bestseller? Does it mean that it got on a bestseller list in more than one country? A minimum number of countries? I am actually surprised that this title is a bestseller in the ...more
What makes a title and international bestseller? Does it mean that it got on a bestseller list in more than one country? A minimum number of countries? I am actually surprised that this title is a bestseller in the ...more
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This book took me a good bit to get into. It didn't hook me until about 200 pages in, and then once I was hooked I had a hard time putting it down. I loved the author's description of Barcelona and the language he used to describe the setting. At certain points in the story the scenes were so suspenseful and dramatic that my heart started racing. I really enjoyed this read and look forward to reading more of this author's books.
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I barely slept last night because I couldn't put it down. =)
Definitely a good read! ...more
Definitely a good read! ...more
Hay ocasiones en que me siento particularmente feliz de que mi idioma natal sea el español. Esta fue una de esas ocasiones.
Es casi imposible detenerse mientras lees este libro.
Mi único problema con la historia es que tengo hipersensibilidad a los clichés. Hace que me desespere un poquito cuando adivino los misterios de un libro antes de tiempo.
Es casi imposible detenerse mientras lees este libro.
Mi único problema con la historia es que tengo hipersensibilidad a los clichés. Hace que me desespere un poquito cuando adivino los misterios de un libro antes de tiempo.
Definitely a page-turner, really multi-dimensional characters and setting that fully engulfs the reader for its entirety. The kind of story a book-lover would love. Would classify it as magic realism.
Jul 05, 2010
Bhargavi Balachandran
marked it as to-read
Feb 04, 2011
Ira Bespalova
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Mar 14, 2011
Margaret
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Jul 26, 2011
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Sep 05, 2011
Angela
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Leslie
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Raven
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