Type of bind: Audio Cassette
Dewey Decimal Number: 863.64
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Penguin Audio
Manufacturer: Penguin Audio
Quantity: 11
Printing Date: April 12, 2004
Publishing house: Penguin Audio
Sale Popularity Level: 508510
Studio: Penguin Audio
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Barcelona, 1945—A great world city lies shrouded in secrets after the war, and a boy mourning the loss of his mother finds solace in his love for an extraordinary book called The Shadow of the Wind, by an author named Julian Carax. When the boy searches for Carax’s other books, it begins to dawn on him, to his horror, that someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book the man has ever written. Soon the boy realizes that The Shadow of the Wind is as dangerous to own as it is impossible to forget, for the mystery of its author’s identity holds the key to an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love that someone will go to any lengths to keep secret.
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great book~ mysterious, intriguing, spiritual. it is well written and hard to put down~
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So it was recommended to me by my fiancee who loved the book so I figured I'd give it a try. It turns out this is probably one of the 5 best novels I've ever read. It's simply an incredible book with beautiful writing, amazingly crafted story and just so F-ing good that it had me cracked out each night for 3 days while I tried to put it down. It's on par with Victor Hugo, Garcia Marquez, etc. and some of the finest writing ever. It's hard to describe but it's about as intense a novel as you'll read.
I'm not going to give the story away, but go get the book. If you're looking for a masterpiece, this is it. This book is going to be an instant legend. It's his very first novel and I can't imagine how Zafon can follow it up.
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I didn't want this book to end. I read it slowly to savor every word. When I find books like this, it spoils me for other books and I have a hard time finding what to read next--because nothing seems as good as this one. I can't wait until 2009 when this author will publish another book in English. If you liked The Historian, you'll love this book!
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Dear Lord The Shadow of the Wind is a stinker.
I had bad feelings about it even before I started reading it...just looking at those absurdly gushing reviews on the back book cover from various newspapers in Germany, I had a premonition that the readers were blowing smoke.
If this yawningly stupid and overwritten book had not been given to me as a birthday present, I wouldn't have even bothered opening it up. But, to be fair to my friend, I decided to give it a try. Okay, I've given it a try and now I say, Phooey. I've read a little over half of this nightmare and have no intention of finishing it. I don't care about any of the characters, what their problems are or what happens to any of them. Good riddance.
Amazon, you need a rotten tomato or a stinky-looking fish to click on for those of us who really dislike something and want to warn the public.
And now there's going to be prequel? Yikes.
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This is a wonderful novel built in a candid and poetic rithm that almost reinvents the art to tell a story. If you are that kind of people that sometimes miss old good books, this is a mordern one that for sure it will make you feel rewarded. Take your time very consciouly, after the very first few chapters, I dare you are able to give it up and then...enjoy the surprising story end.
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