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davinia_tati's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
aniastef86's review against another edition
3.0
Bella storia, ma a tratti troppo dispersiva con le spiegazioni storiche. Le tragedie dei personaggi ai limiti del fantozziano fino a un happy ending che, per coerenza, non avrebbe dovuto esserci. Ma per rimanere in tema, le vie del Signore sono infinite, no? Resta il fatto che non regge il confronto con "La cattedrale del mare", per niente.
forfatter_torben_mathiassen's review against another edition
2.0
Sikke en skuffelse. Den markedsføres som en fortsættelse til Havets Katedral, men den har på ingen måde den samme dybde eller spænding som dens forgænger. Jeg kæmpede bravt med at læse den til ende og var aldrig rigtig fanget af historien.
piikuri's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
manang's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
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? No
5.0
paginetta's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
booking_along's review against another edition
3.0
i was so excited when i saw that this book was coming since i really enjoyed “the cathedral...”
sadly this book was not as good as the first one in this “series” since this book felt even longer and dragged out than i already felt the first one was.
(it’s not rally a series since we follow a new character throughout his life and the only connection is that he knows the main character and his family of the first book, so if you haven’t read “the cathedral...” yet or are more interested you don’t have to to understand and enjoy this book - it just gives you a better background for a few characters you meet throughout this book)
that doesn’t mean it’s a bad book at all, just that i wish the author wouldn’t get so overly focused and fixated with specific historical moments and get completely lost on describing them for pages and pages.
i also didn’t love how, especially at the first 200-300 pages what could have been a beautiful childhood friendship be made into something sexual. i don’t enjoy that anyways by especially not if it’s basically between kids between the age of 10 to 14.
i get that that’s the time where sexuality starts to from and that sometimes people to get crushes or even actual deep feelings for those that are constantly around them but st he same time i also don’t think it’s necessary to always describe and write about this things in a book that is mostly about historical events.
maybe that’s just me.
all in all i wish it would have been at least 200 pages shorter (which would have still made it 720+ pages so clearly still long enough to tell a life story!) and with that left out a good amount of the scenes i found either completely unnecessary or dragging BUT all in all a good and readable historical fiction with great information about barcelona around 1390.
sadly this book was not as good as the first one in this “series” since this book felt even longer and dragged out than i already felt the first one was.
(it’s not rally a series since we follow a new character throughout his life and the only connection is that he knows the main character and his family of the first book, so if you haven’t read “the cathedral...” yet or are more interested you don’t have to to understand and enjoy this book - it just gives you a better background for a few characters you meet throughout this book)
that doesn’t mean it’s a bad book at all, just that i wish the author wouldn’t get so overly focused and fixated with specific historical moments and get completely lost on describing them for pages and pages.
i also didn’t love how, especially at the first 200-300 pages what could have been a beautiful childhood friendship be made into something sexual. i don’t enjoy that anyways by especially not if it’s basically between kids between the age of 10 to 14.
i get that that’s the time where sexuality starts to from and that sometimes people to get crushes or even actual deep feelings for those that are constantly around them but st he same time i also don’t think it’s necessary to always describe and write about this things in a book that is mostly about historical events.
maybe that’s just me.
all in all i wish it would have been at least 200 pages shorter (which would have still made it 720+ pages so clearly still long enough to tell a life story!) and with that left out a good amount of the scenes i found either completely unnecessary or dragging BUT all in all a good and readable historical fiction with great information about barcelona around 1390.
gorgowood's review against another edition
3.0
Casi 900 páginas de penurias que sin duda podrían haber sido reducidas a muchas menos, excesivo contexto histórico y vinícola. En ocasiones se me ha hecho eterno pasar de un capítulo a otro por la falta de trama. Sin embargo las partes en las que la trama era fluida he vivido pegada a sus páginas.
No comparable a la primera parte, a pesar de que los personajes te despiertan gran ternura.
No comparable a la primera parte, a pesar de que los personajes te despiertan gran ternura.
alf98's review against another edition
2.0
A pesar de ser la segunda parte de La Catedral del Mar no tiene mucho que ver con la historia anterior. Nunca me había costado tanto leer un libro, desde la página 300 aproximadamente ya queria que terminara porque era muy lento.