Overall I was not impressed. I have yet to read any Ken Follett (he is on my list for the next few weeks), but I suspect that his work will be similar to this novel. I know that Follett is a slave to the idea that the plot must change every 3-5 pages to keep the average reader engaged (or the idiot...
OK, from the perspective of pure literary criticism, this book is overwrought. However, from my personal perspective: "OMG, it has all the awesome!" ;-)A worthy followup to Shadow of the Wind, this tale of a young writer with 'great expectations' who is pulled into an infernal contract is wickedly ...
I stand here surrounded by the tatters of my eager expectation, still confused and a little heart-broken as I try to analyse my reaction to The Angel’s Game.It all started so well: the lyrical translation of Zafon’s enchanting prose, a return to the deliciously atmospheric setting of Barcelona, the ...
Dark and sinisterThis is the macabre and sinister tale of David Martín, a journalist who turns to writing books. Initially, these are regularly churned out, trashy stories, written purely for income. I won’t tell where he progresses to, or describe any of the weird events that ensue, for fear of spo...
“And yet, as Sempere told me, every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it and the soul of those who read it and dream about it.”If this is true, this book has my soul. I am completely blown away, left speechless and in awe. This is one of those rare books that you know you’ll never fo...
This book was ALMOST a 5 star read for me. I really, really enjoyed it, and wish that I could give it 5 stars, but I feel like the loose ends were kind of rubber-banded together, rather than tied up all nice and pretty. But first I want to talk about the writing. GOR-GEOUS. Ruiz Zafon captured me wi...
This book was quite hard for me to review. Efter reading just "Shadow of the Wind", Ruiz Zafon won me over as a long-term fan - I still consider it one of the best books I've ever read.In The Angel's Game, Ruiz Zafon has managed to keep his unique style of writing and to an amazing degree bring to l...
A very dark goth novel. In genre and atmosphere it reminded me somewhat of The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, although they're nothing at all alike in plot.I'm not entirely sure what I thought of the plot though. People seemed to die left, right and center, and not all of those deaths were proper...
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