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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
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
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence
Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, Grief
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
All the women in the novel have no personality outside of being attractive.
Graphic: Racial slurs
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence
I really didn't like the main character Daniel. He seemed so fickle. His best friend was a guy called Tomaz whom he spoke to twice in the novel. He fell in love with three pairs of breasts, and was unbothered by whom they belonged to. I quite liked Fermin, and Jacinta, but otherwise I really didn't care about anyone.
Overall, such a disappointment and really has a dated feel in its portrayal of women.
Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Pregnancy
When Daniel visits the Cemetery of Forgotten Books he picks The Shadow of the Wind to take custodianship of after it calls to him. Little does he know what an impact this will have on his life. We see the parallels between his life and the author's life as he tries to find out why someone wants to burn the book.
I have very mixed opinions on this book. While I loved the setting and idea and did enjoy parts, overall I wasn't all that invested. The author often over describes things and it started to feel repetitive. This didn't help with how similar Daniel and Carax (the author of the fictional Shadow of the Wind and their experiences) were an the plot sometimes got a bit lost in itself, especially with how many side characters and tangents were added in. I do know the style works well for others though! The discussion and treatment of female characters was also frustrating. Although large parts of this book were frustrating, I will say that I liked the final scene. I just wish we had gotten there a bit faster an more smoothly.
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail