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

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Start date: August 1, 2019

Finish date: August 31, 2019

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Nov 12, 2016 Orient rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: desperado, killer, psychological, bloody-romance, horror, historical, entertaining, hero, november-read, recs-by-stjepan-c

Thank you Stjepan for a great recommendation :)

Heart-breaking, tragic story. Seductive, beautiful style of narration. Shockingly scary secrets. Alluring, lonely characters. I found this in The Shadow of the Wind. This book is really multilayered and my review won’t be able to express the awesomeness of this book. It’s a haunting fairytale about romance, love, revenge, friendship, mystery, intrigue, wit and 1 book that can change life. It was a gripping, creepy, interesting and a very imaginative ...more

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Sep 27, 2019 Samantha Zee rated it it was ok

Shelves: would-not-recommend

So I knew that this book was going to be slow. But having to slog through 300 pages to finally get the plot moving is obnoxious, especially when this is a 500 page book.

We follow Daniel, who finds a book in a super secret place (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books) when he's 10 and becomes obsessed with finding more about the author. The book spans about 15 years and it feels like 15 years to read this because NOTHING HAPPENS. Honestly I legitimately cannot remember what has happened in the first 3 ...more

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May 31, 2023 Elina Mäkitalo rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Kirja oli ihan mielenkiintoinen ja ideana hyvää. Tykkäsin suurimman osan aikaa vaikka välillä olikin hieman sekava eikä meinannut pysyä kärryillä. Ehkä pitäisi lukea uudelleen joskus, että saisi kaikki pienet yksityiskohdat esiin. Kuitenkin nelosen arvoinen ja kiinnostuin koko sarjan lukemisesta. Mieleenpainuvinta oli unohdettujen kirjojen hautausmaa ja siitä olisi voitu kirjoittaa enemmän ja tapahtumia sijoittaa sinne enemmän.

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Mar 01, 2021 Jess Penhallow rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: spain, 1940s, 1950s

This book is truly special. A gothic coming of age story with characters that leap off the page and a thrilling plot. The first chapter set up the wonderful premise of a cemetery where forgotten books are kept and just spring boarded from there.

There was a spooky, supernatural feel but nothing too non-sensical just an understanding that the characters were being somewhat guided by otherworldly forces. This feeling of fate and dread just builds until you are shouting at the protagonist to get ou ...more

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Mar 06, 2019 Lalit Kumar rated it it was amazing

I know, I took a long time to read this book but I can say that this is really a great mixing of Love and Mystery.
In the end, it became so interesting that I couldn't stop myself reading it at any time. ...more

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