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Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
His prose is so magnetic and even though this book is over 500 pages long, you barely notice it. I just can't really explain what it is about him but yeah.
Graphic: Misogyny, Police brutality, War
Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol
Minor: Sexual violence
It has been a while since a book has been so captivating and haunting for me. This book was profound and devastating, yet beautifully written. Ruiz Zafón did a tremendous job.
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death, Excrement, Pregnancy
You can’t help but feel for Daniel the whole way through as he searches not only for Julian and his works, but also for himself. We see him grow up and learn what it is to be an adult, what his values are, what is right and fair. You can’t help but root for him and the people he befriends along the way. I couldn’t help but feel as though he were a good friend of mine by the time I got to the last page.
And the cherry on top is that it’s a book about books, a trope that is difficult to do well, but which is done superbly well here!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Zafon is a master at creating a gloomy world and weaving characters into a storyline that explores the essence of human emotions in a way that few can. There are stories within stories all set against an alluring background set in Barcelona. The lines between fiction, the truth and the paranormal are blurred in ways I’ve never experienced before, and may never experience again.
The ultimate reveal doesn’t leave you breathless because it’s unpredictable; it leaves you breathless because of the journey Zafon takes you on to get there, exploring what it means to be remembered, and what it means to be forgotten.
This book is full of quiet revelations whispered in a labyrinth of pure human emotions and discovery.
5/5 stars. It was a privilege to read this book.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, War
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Dementia, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Colonisation
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Murder
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence
Minor: War
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, War