From the Bookshelf of The Perks Of Being A Book Addict…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
This was a truly fantastic read...
Daniel's father, a bookseller, one day takes him to the "Cemetery of Forgotten Books" and asks him to choose one. His choice is "The Shadow of the Wind" by Julian Carax. The book engrosses Daniel and soon he embarks on a journey to find out all he can about its author.
The journey brings him into contact with Barcelo, his blind niece Clara, the blind Clara, Inspector Fumero (a rabid Republican),
Fermín Romero de Torres, and of course Beatriz Aguilar (his best fri ...more
Daniel's father, a bookseller, one day takes him to the "Cemetery of Forgotten Books" and asks him to choose one. His choice is "The Shadow of the Wind" by Julian Carax. The book engrosses Daniel and soon he embarks on a journey to find out all he can about its author.
The journey brings him into contact with Barcelo, his blind niece Clara, the blind Clara, Inspector Fumero (a rabid Republican),
Fermín Romero de Torres, and of course Beatriz Aguilar (his best fri ...more
Mar 01, 2009
Angela Randall
marked it as to-read
Jan 16, 2010
Orla Walker
marked it as to-read
Apr 16, 2011
Alison
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2012
Jo Carol
marked it as to-read
Nov 16, 2012
Amanda Stewart
marked it as to-read
Mar 30, 2014
Sarah
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
mystery,
historical-fiction
Apr 27, 2015
Lindsay
marked it as to-read
Jul 28, 2015
Shilpa
marked it as to-read
Aug 25, 2015
Viviana
marked it as to-read
Jan 09, 2016
Hunter
marked it as to-read
Jan 30, 2017
Stacy
marked it as to-read
Apr 19, 2018
Kim Martin
marked it as to-read
Jul 26, 2018
Juanita
marked it as to-read
Jan 06, 2020
Anne Della Guardia
marked it as to-read
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
literary-fiction
