2nd novel. not nearly as good as 1st. Best part was (I finally figured out at the end :( ) it predates the 1st: Daniel Sempere and Sons bookshop returns and the "son" Daniel never married...this is Daniel's (from 1st novel)'s Dad. This main character David Martin introduces Isabella to the "son."...
It is refreshing to once again walk the familiar streets of Barcelona, with known characters doing what they do best. The Prisoner of Heaven is a much better book compared to the previous release. Once again we follow the lives of Daniel and his friends, but in this case Daniel takes a back seat ...
Nemmeno duecento pagine, ma tutto lo stile e la maestria di Zafòn sono qui perfettamente concentrati. L'estate del suo tredicesimo compleannno, Max si trasferisce con la famiglia in una villetta in riva al mare, su un paesino della costa. Il ragazzo e la sorella Alicia stringono presto amicizia c...
The soul of books. On Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s The Angel’s Game. Barcelona. For almost a 100 years, it has been Antonio Gaudi and the Sagrada Familia. But more recently, also Carlos Ruiz Zafon, the Spanish bestselling author and his books on books. Zafon envisaged four novels that would be part of a ...
Wow--what can I say about this complex and intriguing work?!I absolutley loved "Shadow of the Wind," and while "Angel" took a while to build up steam for me, I became equally entranced.There is a lot of "magical realism" in this book. but i takes us a while to figure that out. Ruiz Zafon's belove...
Carlos Ruiz Zafon has made a name for himself writing popular magical realist novels set in the murky Barcelona of the 20's to the 40's. The central themes always revolve around books, their authors and how a book reveals its authors soul. What this book reveals about Zafon is disappointing. D...
While Zafon's prose is still as lyrical and beautiful as I waxed over in my review for the Shadow of the Wind, I did not enjoy this particular book as much as I did the previous.I think, maybe it was because I was a bit unsatisfied with the ending. For one thing, am not sure what that ending wa...
best book ever Wow...left with so many questions! I will have to reread it. Extremely dark, complex and mysterious.
I totally enjoyed all three books in the Shadow of the Wind Trilogy . In fact I love all Ruiz Zafons work , I read Shadow years ago and it was the first book I read after a break in reading for a couple of years once I read it I couldn't wait for more of his work to be published in uk. Each book...
A must read, i'm glad I stumbled upon this series!! This is one of the of the most exciting books quite enthralling. I must read more from this author.
Not as good as 1 but better than 2. Liked the ending. This is another excellent book by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. He is quite simply an excellent story teller.
meraviglioso, non ci sono altre parole. As good as The Shadow of the Wind! I loved it! I must go back and read the trilogy again!
“Madmen always think it's the others who are mad.”........................... Read for book club, okay, probably would have never chosen this myself, so okay, I read it.
Esta es la primera novela de Ruí Zafón, extraordinario escritor contemporaneo y que tuvo bastante éxito.Muy entretenida, solo le veo un error importante en el manejo del tiempo pues al final la diferencia de edades entre Víctor Kray y Roland, abuelo y nieto respectivamente, no son congruentes con...
La novela me ha parecido interesante, fácil de leer y con un buen argumento que te atrapa y hace que la leas con interés. Por momentos transmite miedo y tensión aunque eso te involucra más en la historia. Los personajes principales carecen de carisma, excepto El Príncipe que encarna el lado más o...
Me ha parecido un libro muy entretenido,con su cierto toque de terror y misterio. Es de ese tipo de libros que realmente te apetece leer el siguiente capítulo para enterarte de que es lo que pasa. 100% recomendado como novela juvenil. Una cosa que no me ha gustado mucho es algún asunto que se ha ...
Moja prvá zafónovka a určite nie posledná :) Romanzo gotico ricco di mistero e colpi di scena.
I started reading this book for school and ended up really enjoying it. The book had a fast pace with great suspense in it. The plot was well fit together with an emotional ending that tied the book together. The point-of-view is kind of interesting because between chapters, which are harder ther...
December 5 2014It’s 1916 and Lieutenant Peak is running from assassins with 2 babies in his hands. Shortly after midnight, he ran through the bushes of Calcutta, hoping to escape the pursuers who want to kill him and the 2 twins. His plan was to get the babies to their grandmother’s house, Aryami...
Io non lo trovo......affatto un libro per ragazzi, anzi! Credo che dietro le descrizioni minuziose e divertenti di Zafòn e dietro la sua fantasia ci siano degli insegnamenti incredibili. Zafòn è uno di quelli scrittori capaci di stregarti, di ammaliarti, ogni volta che leggevo la città nera nel l...
This book calls to mind Star Wars, Hugo and Stephen King. Set in the Calcutta of the 1930s, seven orphans in St Patrick’s Orphanage in Calcutta create a secret society: the Chowbar Society. The charismatic centre of the society is Ben, who was left at the orphanage by his grandmother sixteen year...
Warning: spoilers.Well. Where do I start?Basically, this was one of the worst books I have ever read. It had a lot of potential, but the end result was simply disappointing. The diary/storytelling parts were extremely annoying. It would just start to get into the story then Ian would suddenly app...
The Midnight Palace is the second book in the Trilogy of Fog series. I read the Prince of Mist as well and enjoyed it but thought this second book was better. Both books are excellently written and hold your interest but The Midnight Palace provides more fleshed out characters and depth. This boo...
"Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you."Well, I wonder then what part of me I saw inside this book - a book I adored despite its imperfections, despite its frequent veering into melodrama, despite (or maybe because of?) its densely Gothic atmosphere. Whatever it...