The Shadow of the Wind
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Has anyone else noticed ..... ?
Brian
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Nov 10, 2011 09:14AM
... that central character Daniel Sempere dramatically announces on page 324 that "In seven days' time, I would be dead.", and yet carries on living for at least another twelve years?
On second thoughts ... there is a section entitled "Postmortem" in which it's explained that Daniel's heart stopped beating for 'sixty-four seconds' after he was shot by Fumero, so technically he did 'die' and I grudgingly withdraw my complaint.
On second thoughts ... there is a section entitled "Postmortem" in which it's explained that Daniel's heart stopped beating for 'sixty-four seconds' after he was shot by Fumero, so technically he did 'die' and I grudgingly withdraw my complaint.
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I noticed this book was so awesome it knocked my socks off.
Maybe it was a metaphor and he forgot about it. It's nice to know one can recover from death.
it annoyed me so much but then I thought of it as an artistic freedom glitch!
Brian wrote: "... that central character Daniel Sempere dramatically announces on page 324 that "In seven days' time, I would be dead.", and yet carries on living for at least another twelve years?
On second..."it annoyed me so much but then I thought of it as an artistic freedom glitch!
On second..."it annoyed me so much but then I thought of it as an artistic freedom glitch!
I was really quite annoyed by that melodramatic line. It did add some frenzy to my reading- WHAT, HOW CAN HE DIE???- but at the end, when I realized... It made me kind of mad at the author. Pulling a lame trick like that. It worked, but it was cheap.
no, did not notice that line...love the book, love the author
I took the line, after finished the reading as "the old,naive Daniel dies and rises this new man, that is about to fulfill his life goals".
Zafón writtes that, after the blood transfusion that he took from Fermin, he" passed some of his wisdom to him".Plus, he cutted with all the old forms of behaviour: his adoration for Clara, his naivety, his boyish manners, the fear of Mr. Aguilar,Beatriz´s father.
I loved the book and have to read more of this author.
Zafón writtes that, after the blood transfusion that he took from Fermin, he" passed some of his wisdom to him".Plus, he cutted with all the old forms of behaviour: his adoration for Clara, his naivety, his boyish manners, the fear of Mr. Aguilar,Beatriz´s father.
I loved the book and have to read more of this author.
Maxi Bolongaita
I concur. It was meant to feel literal to add to the suspense of the book but in fact it was metaphorical.
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