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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I would give this 5 stars for the richness of the writing, but only 2 for the plot so final score is 3 stars. Like "The Shadow of the Wind," this novel is beautifully written. Among the similarities between the two: Barcelona is the setting, Paris is also mentioned, there's a book within a book, the main characters are young men struggling with romantic and familial love, a dodgy investigator, and numerous twists and turns.
However, the characters in "The Angle's Game" were more two-dimensional and the various strands of the plot were haphazardly connected at the end. It left me with more questions than answers.
It was highly enjoyable to read and held my attention throughout, despite the length. But, as I neared the end and it became clear there weren't enough pages to satisfactorily address all the remaining threads, I became disappointed. I thought to myself "How could he have taken over 500 pages and STILL not have resolved the story??"
I'm glad I read "The Shadow of the Wind" first.
However, the characters in "The Angle's Game" were more two-dimensional and the various strands of the plot were haphazardly connected at the end. It left me with more questions than answers.
It was highly enjoyable to read and held my attention throughout, despite the length. But, as I neared the end and it became clear there weren't enough pages to satisfactorily address all the remaining threads, I became disappointed. I thought to myself "How could he have taken over 500 pages and STILL not have resolved the story??"
I'm glad I read "The Shadow of the Wind" first.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm a bit confused by the ending...
"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."
O segundo livro do universo literário do Cemitério dos Livros Perdidos tem como cenário a turbulenta Barcelona dos anos 1920, e quem nos conta a sua história é David Martín.
Este jovem escritor, obcecado com um amor impossível, recebe a proposta de um misterioso editor para escrever um livro, em troca de uma fortuna e, talvez, de muito mais.
Tinha as expectativas muito elevadas pois A Sombra do Vento é um dos livros que mais me marcou e demorei algum tempo a ganhar coragem para encontrar Zafón novamente.
Confesso que me foi um pouco difícil criar alguma empatia com o narrador, sendo que as personagens que ganharam um lugar no meu coração foram Isabella (que personagem extremamente amorosa) e a dupla Sempere (para quem leu o primeiro livro vai sentir uma pequena saudade).
Achei esta obra muito mais misteriosa e fantástica, o que por um lado tornou-se negativo pois o final deixou algumas dúvidas que podiam ter sido esclarecidas.
Toda a história secundária cativou-me mais em relação ao verdadeiro enredo.
Um livro muito fácil de ler e uma escrita maravilhosa e fluída. Muito ansiosa por ler O Prisioneiro do Céu.
O segundo livro do universo literário do Cemitério dos Livros Perdidos tem como cenário a turbulenta Barcelona dos anos 1920, e quem nos conta a sua história é David Martín.
Este jovem escritor, obcecado com um amor impossível, recebe a proposta de um misterioso editor para escrever um livro, em troca de uma fortuna e, talvez, de muito mais.
Tinha as expectativas muito elevadas pois A Sombra do Vento é um dos livros que mais me marcou e demorei algum tempo a ganhar coragem para encontrar Zafón novamente.
Confesso que me foi um pouco difícil criar alguma empatia com o narrador, sendo que as personagens que ganharam um lugar no meu coração foram Isabella (que personagem extremamente amorosa) e a dupla Sempere (para quem leu o primeiro livro vai sentir uma pequena saudade).
Achei esta obra muito mais misteriosa e fantástica, o que por um lado tornou-se negativo pois o final deixou algumas dúvidas que podiam ter sido esclarecidas.
Toda a história secundária cativou-me mais em relação ao verdadeiro enredo.
Um livro muito fácil de ler e uma escrita maravilhosa e fluída. Muito ansiosa por ler O Prisioneiro do Céu.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I read and absolutely loved the first book in this series 10 years ago. I did not like this one as much although I do enjoy the author/translator’s writing style. This one was too long (531 pages) and the story dragged a bit as a result. There are also portions of it that I am still confused by, including the ending. Overall, it seems that Ruiz Zafon was trying to fit too much in here and with more editing, I think it would have appealed to me more.
dark
mysterious
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow, i was not expecting THAT ending. Combination of “where are the tissues?!” and “what the eff?!” I’ve already put the next book on hold.