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The Shadow of the Wind is haunting, passionate, sinister and beautifully worded. A mystery shrouded in mysteries. I feel as if I should be honored to have gotten to read it.
I expected to like this book much more than I actually did. It's been hyped and won lots of awards and made lots of top lists, but I thought large sections were pretty dull. The concept of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books is a cool idea, but the actual story was more of a mystery than fantasy. Unfortunately, many of the "mysteries" were more just stories told by some character as a recollection of long-past events. I enjoyed the description of Barcelona. While the book is atmospheric and brings o
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I enjoyed this mysterious Gothic read set in Barcelona, even though the ending dragged on in a final letter to wrap up the plot, which was very annoying!
Sep 02, 2011
Lisa
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Aug 07, 2012
Harold Ogle
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Mar 20, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Jan 08, 2016
Kim DeCina
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Mar 19, 2016
Suzanne
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Mar 24, 2016
Natalie
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May 11, 2016
Heather
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Dec 22, 2017
Mimi
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Mar 29, 2018
Cora
marked it as tbr-on-hand
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Oct 25, 2019
Emily
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Sep 08, 2021
Kellie
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