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litkive 's review for:
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Mmm not quite sure yet how I feel about this book.
I adored the premise and the prologue, the writing communicated really well the affinity to books and the emotional connection we form with them, their value not only for the individual, but for society as a whole. However, the pace of the story progressively became slower and slower, sometimes - in my opinion - dragging the story on much too long with unnecessary details and turmoils. One thing I did not particularly enjoy, despite knowing it was a way of "setting the story" in the 1930s-1950s, is how women are described and objectified.
It was much more of a crime-mystery book situation than I expected, and I did enjoy it overall. I really liked the time jumps and the switch in POV when the complete stories of the past were told by one of the characters. I think all the truths, and lies coming together as pieces of a puzzle conveyed well how different a story can be when the information is assembled differently and how different we remember and choose to tell these stories ourselves.
I adored the premise and the prologue, the writing communicated really well the affinity to books and the emotional connection we form with them, their value not only for the individual, but for society as a whole. However, the pace of the story progressively became slower and slower, sometimes - in my opinion - dragging the story on much too long with unnecessary details and turmoils. One thing I did not particularly enjoy, despite knowing it was a way of "setting the story" in the 1930s-1950s, is how women are described and objectified.
It was much more of a crime-mystery book situation than I expected, and I did enjoy it overall. I really liked the time jumps and the switch in POV when the complete stories of the past were told by one of the characters. I think all the truths, and lies coming together as pieces of a puzzle conveyed well how different a story can be when the information is assembled differently and how different we remember and choose to tell these stories ourselves.