Reviews

A Sombra do Vento by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

emmhardt's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mayke's review against another edition

5.0

What a beautiful book. A romantic story, mixed with mystery. Many characters, many secrets.

Since there are more books to this series, I thought the story wouldn't wrap up as much as it did. And that was only in the last tens of pages. Not in a rushed way though. The story ended neat in my opinion. Beautiful writing by the author, who writes in certain poetic way that is just wonderful to read.


(Buddy Read)

fedorasommora's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.25

laurassc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

megbethobrien's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

3.5

noshinswag's review against another edition

1.0

Abandoned at 31%:

I actually cared about the story for the first 10% of this book, but it went downhill pretty quickly as it delved into boring and tedious subplots.

I usually give books a chance even if they start to bore me, but this one actively made me uncomfortable. The excessive objectification of women and a persistent theme of horniness just wasnt for me. I'm fine with content of that sort if the book employs satire or if the author takes a clear stance against it, but this book did neither. Its one of those books where the author's perspective is unmistakably male-centric. Not a single woman in the book had dimension or depth.

linds_farr's review against another edition

5.0

Wow wow wow. This reread has re-solidified my absolute adoration for this book. Thrilling mystery, compelling characters, transporting ambience, and a brilliant ending. Chefs kiss!!

jalynn217's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

wesal_asker's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

4.75

un_owen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0