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متاهة الأرواح by معاوية عبد المجيد, Carlos Ruiz Zafón

anacatnascimento's review against another edition

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5.0

Acho que toda a gente concorda que nunca é fácil dizer adeus, principalmente a algo ou alguém que só nos trouxe coisas boas. Foi com o coração muito, muito apertado que fechei a contra-capa deste livro e fiquei praticamente um mês numa reading slump, sem saber o que ler a seguir ou o que escrever aqui.

É estranho ter tão pouco para dizer sobre um livro que nos diz tanto, mas é a realidade. Nunca vou deixar de repetir que ler Zafón é transformativo, e muda algo em nós. Às vezes, a mudança é bem-vinda, outras vezes, assusta. Mas mesmo quando dei por mim a suar frio, nunca me senti insegura. Sabia que, cedo ou tarde, as palavras do espanhol me levariam a bom porto, e sempre em boa companhia: Sempere e filhos, Fermín e esposa, Alicia e tantos outros personagens que, durante quatro livros, nos levaram pela mão pela Barcelona do início do século XX.

Intriga, mistério, vingança, magia, esperança, o poder do destino, o amor aos livros, a razão de ser das histórias e o amor que nos une àqueles a quem chamamos de família continua a ser o foco principal de Zafón. E este O Labirinto dos Espíritos traz-nos o final que a saga do Cemitério dos Livros Esquecidos precisava. Ironicamente, é um que vamos para sempre recordar.

“Una historia es un laberinto infinito de palabras, imágenes y espíritus conjurados para desvelarnos la verdad invisible sobre nosotros mismos. Una historia es, en definitiva, una conversación entre quien la narra y quien la escucha, y un narrador solo puede contar hasta donde le llega el oficio y un lector solo puede leer hasta donde lleva escrito en el alma.
Esa es la regla maestra que sostiene todo artificio de papel y tinta, porque cuando se apagan las luces, se silencia la música y se vacía el patio de butacas, lo único que importa es el espejismo que ha quedado grabado en el teatro de la imaginación que alberga todo lector en su mente. Eso y la esperanza que todo hacedor de cuentos lleva dentro: que el lector haya abierto su corazón a alguna de sus criaturas de papel y le haya entregado algo de sí mismo para hacerla inmortal, aunque solo sea por unos minutos.”

malaneycwick's review against another edition

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5.0

If you have read The Shadow Of the Wind then you need to read the rest of the books entangled in it. Don’t be fearful that they won’t be as good, as I was afraid, because they’re one in the same. All connected and come together beautifully in the end

valaurens's review against another edition

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5.0

Es un libro largo. Pero vale la pena.
La historia se hace más compleja, con nuevos personajes y antiguas tramas, y finalmente atamos cabos y resolvemos muchas cosas que quedaban por resolver.
Somos guiados por lugares que ya conocíamos para revisitar a antiguos conocidos y nos presentan nuevos paisajes para conozcamos las piezas que faltaban en este rompecabezas. Vemos como cada uno de ellos crece, evoluciona y va aprendiendo a vivir a su manera.
Es una historia increíble donde esta historia que acompañamos durante cuatro libros llega al fin.

tatibri's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

jfjulle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

shirleytupperfreeman's review against another edition

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This was a blast - eight hundred pages of intrigue, murder, mayhem and sly humor. Zafón's writing is phenomenal and filled with spot-on observations about living in Spain under General Franco's leadership. His books aren't necessarily for the squeamish however. This is the fourth, and last, of a series of books about the Cemetery of Forgotten Books - a series which started with Shadow of the Wind in 2001. I had read that and the second book, The Angel's Game, many years ago. I never knew about the third book and couldn't remember much from the first two and still enjoyed The Labyrinth very much. What a fun love-letter to reading and literature! I read the ARC - to be published in September 2018.

mysterykez's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.75

christinesreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.75


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lenore13's review against another edition

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5.0

Espectacular, es la única palabra que puede definirlo. El cierre perfecto a la saga del cementerio de los libros olvidados. Grande, Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

drjoannehill's review against another edition

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4.0

I have been on an ultra marathon reading all the Cemetery of Forgotten Books in order, this autumn. This last one was a marathon in itself. Having been with these characters for so long brings interest and affection in their lives and the progress of the story. And the (very obviously stated, a few times) multiple entry points to the stories, playing with memory and retellings, is an interesting read. If you like Barcelona or books that are very much set in a city, these are great. But this one fell a little flat for me in the eventual story conclusion, how there's kind of a Mary Sue character, and the meta book-within-a-book-within-a-book chapters at the end, which didn't really add to the story.

You could read The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game and be happy and done with this series. The Prisoner of Heaven and The Labyrinth of the Spirits are not nothing books, but they didn't have the excitement for me. They change the storyline of the first two books and hence mess with how I remember what happened (maybe that's the point). I wish I had read them electronically, and been able to search for characters who I didn't think I had come across before, but who were suddenly crucial parts of the characters' lives despite never being mentioned in a previous book.

Plus, women are repeatedly objectified and sexualised all through this series. Don't tell me it's historically accurate.