Reviews

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

ktmonson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

mdelao630's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

marym_mohamed's review against another edition

لنتمهل قليلًا حتى لا ننسى شيئًا وبالتالي ستبدو اللوحة ناقصة مشوّهة بالنسبة لي على الأقل.
بدايةً، كانت التوقعات العظيمة هي عدوي الأول في قراءتي لتلك الرواية .. كانت في الخطة منذ بداية الأجازة ولم أبدأها إلا في عيد الأضحى.. رواية رائعة لاشك في هذا، دانيال الذي يجد كتاب ظل الريح في مقبرة الكتب المنسية ومن ثم يحاول أن يكتشف شيئا عن كاتبه خوليان كاراكس وسط زيارات من غريب يتخذ لقب الشيطان اسمًا له، يحاول إقناعه بشراء الكتاب لكي يحرقه و من ثم تبدأ سلسلة من الألغاز والدخول في متاهات مرهقة جدًا و اكتشاف علاقات معقدّة بين الشخصيات .. فيرمين والمحقق وكلارا وإسحاق والأب وخورخي و… و… و آخرين .. يمكنني القول أن 'دماغي لفَّت' من التعقيدات الحادثة.
طريقة السرد رائعة وكل فرد يحمل قطعة من الحقيقة وبالتالي نجمع الأجزاء كلعبة البازل على صفحات الرواية المتتالية.
مشكلتي كانت في طول الرواية، ليست لدي مشكلة جدية مع هذا غالبًا لكن في ظل الريح كان الأمر محوريًا .. استغرقت مني أيام العيد الثلاثة بأكملها .. لم تكن المشكلة بالأحداث بل أن كل شخص يحكي، يحكي من البداية وبالتالي تشعر أن بعض ماقيل قد قيل من قبل ..
لكن في النهاية تظل مقبرة الكتب المنسية حلمنا الطفولي، وإني لأتسائل، ماالكتاب الذي كنت لأختاره لأحافظ عليه، أو بالأحرى ماالكتاب الذي كان ليختارني :) ؟

heidilreads's review against another edition

4.0

i thought this was beautifully written - i loved reading the words off the page. however, there's a point in the middle where i nearly quit reading... thankfully, a friend reassured me that it would return to its previous energy - and it did. i hope you enjoy it.

mcbibliotecaria's review against another edition

2.0

It was tedious. And I cannot read books about books.

ella_reads's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

torturedfiber's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

brandeereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

sohva's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

An intriguing and athmospheric read! The city is perhaps the coolest part of the book. The plot and the philosophical mullings aren't quite as impressive, but they do good enough job at supporting the athmosphere. The plot is also rather interesting, although I had some trouble keeping up with the characters.

As an aside, if you aren't a fan of essentially every single female character suffering poeticly, this might not be a book for you.

neverendingrain's review against another edition

5.0

I'm not very good at writing reviews, but I picked this book up at the grocery store on a whim and loved it.