Litsy

Biblioteca FR de Barcelona | Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain (Library)

My last stop on my #Interrail trip was #Barcelona ??. It was hot and crowded, but I got to visit the Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, Casa Batlló, Casa Vicens and the Aquarium at the port. During these 16 days, I managed to read a lot books, mostly #romance, which is why this famous mural is very fitting.

Amiable Very cool! 3w

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perfectsinner

Cathedral of the Sea: A Novel | Ildefonso Falcones

This just became available on Libby and it's been in the tbr, so I guess it's my new read!

Cuilin It‘s a good read. 1mo

perfectsinner It is really good, I'm flying thru it. 1mo

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SilversReviews

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

All-time favorite

Thanks, @ChaoticMissAdventures

“20 Day Cover Challenge - As we start a new year and think about what we want in a book.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.” 3/20

#20covers

ChaoticMissAdventures Same. I absolutely love this one. 8mo

SilversReviews @ChaoticMissAdventures 😊 I saw that on your original post - it is so good. I actually went to Barcelona, and we found all the places in the book. 😊 Thanks for this fun idea for 20 days of covers. Happy New Year of Reading!! 8mo

LoverOfLearning Yep! I loved this one. Got my bookclub to read it and overall they loved it too! 7mo

SilversReviews @LoverOfLearning 😊 7mo

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ChaoticMissAdventures

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

20 Day Cover Challenge - As we start a new year and think about what we want in a book.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

1/20
Join if you would like!

#20Covers

SilversReviews A favorite. 8mo

LoverOfLearning YES! This is a great book and cover! 7mo

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Robotswithpersonality

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

so-so

Wh- ummm, okay, I acknowledge that if I read this as a teenager I would have been devastated and thrilled and singing it's praises. As a cranky adult however ... I guess I'm honestly hesitant to recommend it to teenagers given some of the content, even if generally, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? salacious tragic love stories followed by more fortunate endings for a younger generation definitely appeal to bundles of hormones (apologies for the reductive description of an age group).
Yes, the writing is beautiful, and transports you to a certain span of time and place in history (political upheaval and corruption, lot of bullies and tyrants), 9mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? and suggests a grand mystery which as it turns out has little to do with books and a whole lot more to do with fucked up relationships.
For the most part it's about a lovely group of people getting yanked from pillar to post emotionally and physically for the sake of its impact on the reader. 9mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? The artful descriptions and cathartic, then kindly denouement does not quite make up for the extensive misery on the page, in my opinion.
There is a certain weight given to telling the origins of a young man, paralleling fathers (too many of which are abusive) and sons or daughters, looking back and back to the past, lost loved ones, 9mo

Robotswithpersonality 5/6 I just wish Ruiz Zafon had not felt the need to go quite so melodramatic with the reveals, quite so dark with the bad things that happened.
If you like historical dramas with a strong mystery component, and don't mind it getting gritty, have at thee.
And no, no I will not be continuing in the series.
(edited) 9mo

Robotswithpersonality 6/6 ⚠️Spousal abuse, child abuse, physical, verbal and sexual abuse, SA, homophobia, antisemitism, ableism, sexism, torture, incest, stillbirth, death in childbirth 9mo

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IuliaC

Shortcut to Paradise | Teresa Solana

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This is a nicely paced crime novel paved with a lot of humor; my first read by this author. A famous writer of romance novels is murdered the night she is awarded a tremendous prize in Barcelona. The main suspect, also a finalist, has a strong alibi as the night of the crime he has been robbed by an unusual thief. A team of two fake detectives are hired to find the thief and discover who the real killer is.

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CoffeeNBooks

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#WickedWhispers #Shadow
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Classic👏🏻👏🏻 10mo

LoverOfLearning Yes! A great book! 7mo

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Karisimo

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#wickedwhispers #shadow
I bet I‘m not the only one to pick this book today!
@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Probably not! 10mo

Eggs Loved this series❣️ 10mo

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SarahBookInterrupted

The Shadow of the Wind | Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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I loved the ending and the beginning, actually. It was a slow book and sometimes I wondered at the direction but it was always intriguing and beautifully written. I was very invested in all the characters and knowing their stories. There were mysteries upon mysteries. The author also took you to dark places, but the innocence of the main character grounded the narrative in hope. It had all the feels. Keep with it when it slows, it‘s worth it.

Nebklvr I love this book 12mo

Susanita To me it felt like peeling an onion. 12mo

SarahBookInterrupted @Nebklvr me too 12mo

SarahBookInterrupted @Susanita yes, piece by piece it revealed itself. Or another layer stripped away. 12mo

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