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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

conor625's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

arojo1's review against another edition

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2.0

I almost feel embarrassed to say I couldn’t get into this book. It seems to be so well loved but I felt like I was forcing myself to read it instead of enjoying it. DNF.

adiscoveryoflit's review against another edition

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4.0

Rating 4.5

danisosa's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

3.5

liinun's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

queenbethie's review against another edition

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2.0

Thank God this book is over, because it just didn't do it for me. And to see that it is a first of a series...wow...I am definitely not exploring this series anymore. It was hard to follow the story and characters, nothing drew me in, and whose first person the book was written in seemed to change and on the audio version, this was not clear. Possibly in a paper version sections are titled with who is the speaker. So glad this is over. Hopefully my next book will be better.

quinn_cvy's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I found the first half of the book hard to get into. The writing style was interesting but not over the top. The male characters were well developed and complex, but all the female characters were one dimensional idols. May be an intentional choice but I couldn’t warm to the characters or really root for them. 

morganawilson's review against another edition

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5.0

Incredibly engaging read. I was assigned this book in my high school AP Spanish class and could not put it down. This book was genuinely so incredible. My reading career was irrevocably changed by this book. Read jt ASAP!

libraryjenni's review against another edition

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5.0

What a amazing book, finishing it was like saying goodbye to a dear friend!!

_inge_'s review against another edition

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

3.25