Rated of 5
by Kathleen White
I read this book for a reading group, alongside 3 of my fellow group members and we all had trouble keeping our concentration on the story for the whole of the first half. We kept finding other trains of thought creeping in and enticing our thoughts away from the story. I must have read it twice over in my determination to stick with it. Then the second half the story took over and I roared downhill all the way, loving the twists and turns. I might add that I and my colleagues are used to reading unusual and intersting books, and I feel that in fairness my review reflects honestly on the text, and not on the fickleness of our concentration powers!
Rated of 5
by noel higgins
In my opinion the read of a lifetime. Narrative style, but like reading poetry. Unforgettable. I had to ration my reading time to ensure that the experience of living alongside the words and characters would last a reasonable period of time. One of my top three all time favourites. Noel Higgins
Rated of 5
by Martin Bastone
This is an author who shows a true passion for books, his characters, and even includes a bit on fishing. What more could you want? Possibly a bit more on fishing! The best thing I have read in years. My advice is to draw the curtains, disconnect the 'phone, open your best bottle of wine and settle down in your favourite chair. There is no time for anything else.
Rated of 5
by Maureen
I didn't want this book to end. A wonderful story. One of the best I read in the last year.
Rated of 5
by jlp
The first sentence hooked me: "I still remember the day my father took me to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books for the first time."
We are in Barcelona, 1945, and 10-year-old Daniel Sampere has just chosen a book to protect, one that will have special meaning for him. It is The Shadow of the Wind, by Julián Carax, and once Daniel reads it, he will begin a search for Carax's other work. But he will discover that someone else is also engaged in that search, and is systematically destroying every copy of Carax's books that can be found.
A tightly-woven and intricate plot, realistic and psychologically complex characters, beautiful language, romance, passion, and mystery all add up to a book that is difficult to put down.
Rated of 5
by mariana
great book keeps you wanting to read untill the end
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