by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Not actually a book, but a short story - but Goodreads has it listed all on its own...This brief piece functions as a creation myth of the mysterious library featured in 'The Shadow of the Wind' and sequels.It's a lovely, atmospheric piece, but not a major work. It's being pushed as a 'teaser' to th...
Good thing this book is a freebie.The story is much too short, 35% of the whole ebook. The rest is an excerpt of [b:The Prisoner of Heaven|13623012|The Prisoner of Heaven (The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, #3)|Carlos Ruiz Zafón|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1335994402s/13623012.jpg|1806...
An interesting short-story, as I was expecting. Mysterious and engaging. The short-story talks about the origins of the Cemetery of Forgotten Books and it features Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra as the male protagonist. A good read although very short.
Nice and very cool short story set in Spain of the Middle Ages.
Quickie review for a quickie story. This was an ok story but not anywhere near the level I expected from CRZ. This was like a rough draft of a story rather than the story itself. I wanted more from this - more substance specifically. Not bad but not as good as I wanted it to be.
There isn't much to say about this one, it was only a few pages. So I learned a few things, but at the same time I learned nothing. He is better at writing long stories, it flows more there.Still interesting of how it all came to be. I'd like a longer book about it.
July 10 is marked on my calendar. Carlos Ruiz Zafon's latest installment in the series that began with the magical book "The Shadow of the Wind" comes out on that day. I can't wait to dive into it---and this book, in addition to the short story "The Rose of Fire," gives us a preview of what must b...
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