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Himlens Fånge (2011)

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Albert Bonniers Förlag

series

El cementerio de los libros olvidados

review 1: Carlos Ruiz Zafón me parece uno de los autores contemporáneos más interesantes, pero esta novela suya me parece también por momentos precipitada, poco meditada, con una trama menos lograda que aquellas a las que nos tiene acostumbrados en otros libros suyos. No obstante, creo que no se merece menos de cuatro estrellas. Está bien, pero leyendo a Zafón siempre aspiro a que me emocione. Lo salva, por supuesto, mi absoluta y fanática devoción por Fermín Romero de Torres, qué grande.
review 2: 4/5 What an exciting read! Also.. I just found out that there's going to be a fourth book! I seriously hope Carlos Ruiz Zafón is writing it right now. I need it in my life. I need answers to my questions!Initial Thoughts:1. As usual, amazing characterisation through... moreout! The way that Carlos Ruiz Zafón develops these throughout the series is magnificent and I really connect with them because of their complexities. This book mainly deals with Fermín as a character, who was intriguing throughout. 2. Such a beautiful writing style. I feel like Zafón completely captures the emotions of the characters and also creates amazing imagery and symbolism which is great to think about from a more analytical point of view. 3. Though not as sinister as the previous two books, the plot was still Gothic and mysterious - some of my questions were answered and some new sub-plots were introduced which then created even more questions, which is why I want to read the fourth book right now! The mystery really captured my attention throughout and even after finishing it, I'm still thinking about certain possibilities.4. I loved the historical references to the Spanish Civil War and Francoist Spain, an era which is so fascinating to explore in literature. And even though these references were prevalent throughout the book, they never felt forced or contrived - I never felt like I was reading a history text book because everything mentioned helped to shape my contextual understanding of the plot.5. In comparison to The Shadow of the Wind and The Angel's Game, this didn't have the same magical 'spark' that really wowed me and at times felt slightly rushed, something which I haven't really seen before from Zafón. I almost feel like it took a bit of a different approach in terms of answering/wrapping-up stuff from the first two books and setting things up for book four which sounds like it will be an amazing book! less

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dac

Me considero una fan de los libros de Carlos Ruiz Zafón y cuando compre este libro no puedo explicar lo emocionada que estaba. Este libro me transporto a la ciudad de los malditos y me llevo con Daniel y me permitió conocer la historia de Fermín, sin embargo cuando termine el libro no pude evitar sentir que algo faltaba, no se como explicarlo, simplemente puedo decir que el libro se siente inconcluso, no se si Zafón publicará otro libro con relación al cementerio de los libros olvidados pero en serio espero que si, quedaron tantos cabos sueltos, sin embargo es un libro que recomendaría al 100%, su narrativa es excelente y la historia y personajes tambien. ¿Ustedes que opinan?

alexasalazar

Siempre me parece admirable el manejo de lenguaje de Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Y el modo en que logra darle vida y voz a los personajes, a una época y a una ciudad.Su -perfectamente planeado- juego entre presente, pasado y futuro es bellamente explicado, y altamente disfrutable. A pesar de esto creo que la Sombra del Viento es mejor.Y por último quiero decir: al autor español hay que leerlo en español, es ahí cuando captas su verdadera esencia.X_x

BookLover

Read for book club, okay, probably would have never chosen this myself, so okay, I read it.

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