12.3k reviews for:

The Shadow of the Wind

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

4.23 AVERAGE

chibitsy's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

navoda's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

samwoodman14's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

r_happe's review against another edition

2.5

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

danielmedelman's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

barbaral78's review against another edition

2.0

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It was a hard book for me to enjoy. So much sexisms and agesim and I didn't find the story compelling at all.

stephaniechurcher's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

landstander's review against another edition

4.0

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If you want a sprawling tale of love, murder, and mystery, then look no further. This tale is sure to transport you to another time and place as the story unfolds across several decades. Well told and eventually we’ll concluded this was a fun read and a large divergence from my typical book.

Keep your notebook handy as quotes abound!

jillians_library's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

taeko's review against another edition

4.0

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I didn’t like how the women felt like caricatures, and the story felt melodramatic, but wow, it was also crazy compelling and engrossing and absolutely magical.