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Wed, 02 Jul 2008
The Shadow of the Wind - 18:10
I have not had much time to read books in the last month, however just before
Geoquest someone handed me a copy of the Carlos Ruiz Zafon book
The Shadow
of the Wind suggesting that it is a good read. I had some spare time up at
Geoquest to sit and
read it in
the sunshine however did not finish the book until this week, I have been
home sick on Monday and Wednesday (today) this week so apart from sleeping I
also finished reading the book.
I like this book a lot, I do not notice any clumsiness in language or similar that can sometimes appear in translated works. The story is rather interesting, Daniel and all the people surrounding him constantly have new facets open up concerning their characters. I also think it shows some interesting aspects of Barcelona, though I have not been there so do not know how accurate the depictions are. The book with in a book aspects in the story are also interesting, and I like the concept of the cemetery of forgotten books. Definitely a good read, and though I may be tempted I had better not spoil any of the story for anyone who may read it.
