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rae_rif 's review for:
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
this book was written so beautifully, and i loved how barcelona was essentially a character in the book. i loved daniel as a protagonist (after he got over moping around for clara, that part reminded me to love in the time of cholera and it wasn't a positive association), and his friendship with fermin was precious. of course, i'm a sucker for happy endings, so absolutely loved how satisfying it was. i loved how julian had been watching and caring for daniel, i loved how they killed fumero in the end, and of course, that daniel and bea got married and basically lived happily ever after. daniel's father was another great character, as was barcelo and the gay watchmaker. it was totally unpredictable (julian and penelope were brother and sister!) and i kept wanting to go back to read what would happen next. it was interesting reading about the parallels between daniel and julian, to the point where i was worried bea would somehow be his sister! but the part about the pen was awesome, and overall i loved it. i'm curious about the others in the trilogy, though i haven't heard great things.