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This book came onto my radar after I saw the miniseries on Netflix. The show is a very good adaptation of the book it adapts about 90% of the story. I really liked this mainly because I was really enthralled by show. This book is a slow read at first but I feel the second half flew by and was very good. There were moments where the author jumps from one event to the next and it did feel jarring in some cases but it didn't distract from the overall story. Others have compared this book to Pillars of the Earth, since I haven't read that I don't know other than both books are about a church being built. This story is about a family's fall and rise over the course of the 14th century in Barcelona. It is about revenge, coming of age, love, death and what it means to be free. Overall if you want to know about some of the history of Barcelona and specifically the Basilica de Santa Maria del Mar pick up this book or watch the miniseries.

jsfeirl's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kashna83's review

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3.0

(Review juny 2006) Aventura Deixant a part la polèmica, la meva opinió és que aquest llibre per a mi té un problema. Per a mi una novel·la històrica (tipus Chamán o el Médico de Noah Gordon) é principalment una novel·la on la història està en segon o tercer pla. Però el señor Falconés sembla que volia fer un llibre de com es viu a Barcelona a la baixa edat mitjana, i utilitza com a mitjà una noveleta. Tot el que succeeix i apareix té la utilitat d'il·lustrar una faceta del modus vivendi de Barcelona al s. XIII. És entretinguda, però em sobra la funció divulgativa.

carollynnw's review against another edition

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Could have been a stellar book but the constant rape and sexual assaults was unnecessary

carewsee's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

sopharesogood's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

Eine historische Erzählung rund um die Errichtung der Kathedrale des Meeres, die wirklich viel Wissen vermittelt. Doch leider fehlt mir die Verbindung zu den Charakteren. Auch wenn sie die Geschichte "tragen", habe ich mich nie wirklich verbunden mit ihnen gefühlt ..

Mir kommt vor ich habe viel um das 14. Jahrhundert von Spanien gelernt habe, doch wirklich tief verbunden mit der Geschichte war ich nicht.

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