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No, you do not have to read the Shadow of the Wind first, however The Shadow of the Wind is a much better book than The Angel's game, and makes it No, you do not have to read the Shadow of the Wind first, however The Shadow of the Wind is a much better book than The Angel's game, and makes it more interesting to read to learn the development of a few characters. There are two completely different stories that have a few returning characters and even though both stories have their own ending, I would recommend to read first the Shadow of the Wind. The Angels Game is technically NOT a prequel. The books can, and are meant to be. Read independent of each other so can be read in any order. They The Angels Game is technically NOT a prequel. The books can, and are meant to be.
Read independent of each other so can be read in any order. They have characters that cross over each story. I got this straight from the author's web site. I have read two of the 3 books, and am excited to get to the last one. He is an amazing author. If you skip some of this book, it isn't going to have much effect when you read the last one I wouldn't think.
I'd try and hang with the book though. It is craziness at its best. لعبة الملاك.أم لعبة شيطان؟ هي قصة عن لعبة القصاصين وعالم النشر.عن لعبة الشيطان والتلاعب بالأديان ومرة أخرى هي عدة قصص، عن صداقة تنقذ الروح.عن الكتب.وعن المصائر المتشابكة وبلد يسودها رائحة البارود والدمـاء اهلا بكم، مجددا، في برشلونة الغارقة في ظلام ما بعد الحرب العالمية العظمي.في اجواء غموض وقوطية مرهبة للنفس والحكاية الثانية من مقبرة الكتب المنسية “الكاتب لا ينسي أول مرة يقبل بعض العملات أو كلمة مديح في مقابل قصة. لن ينسي أبدا الشغف الجميل للخيلاء في دماءه، وتصديق، إن نجح في ألا يجعل أحدهم أكتش لعبة الملاك.أم لعبة شيطان؟ هي قصة عن لعبة القصاصين وعالم النشر.عن لعبة الشيطان والتلاعب بالأديان ومرة أخرى هي عدة قصص، عن صداقة تنقذ الروح.عن الكتب.وعن المصائر المتشابكة وبلد يسودها رائحة البارود والدمـاء اهلا بكم، مجددا، في برشلونة الغارقة في ظلام ما بعد الحرب العالمية العظمي.في اجواء غموض وقوطية مرهبة للنفس والحكاية الثانية من مقبرة الكتب المنسية “الكاتب لا ينسي أول مرة يقبل بعض العملات أو كلمة مديح في مقابل قصة.
The book starts out so well, rich in a character, humor, and a powerful sense of place. It captivated me from the first few pages. I couldn't wait to keep reading. I rewarded myself with it each night. I felt I was reading a truly great book, one I was certain would become a beloved favorite of mine. I was so in love, that I was willing to overlook a nagging flaw -- in a story where language and the craft of writing mean so much, where the writer himself aims a spotlight on authorial laziness (' The book starts out so well, rich in a character, humor, and a powerful sense of place. It captivated me from the first few pages.
I couldn't wait to keep reading. I rewarded myself with it each night. I felt I was reading a truly great book, one I was certain would become a beloved favorite of mine. I was so in love, that I was willing to overlook a nagging flaw -- in a story where language and the craft of writing mean so much, where the writer himself aims a spotlight on authorial laziness ('Don Basilo was a forbidden-looking man with a bushy moustache who did not suffer fools and who subscribed to the theory that the liberal use of adverbs and adjectives was the mark of a pervert or someone with a vitamin deficiency'), I was astonished by the repeated reliance on cliche phrase. For example: 'In this neck of the woods, one doesn't have to run very fast.' 'The editorial board had opted to take the bull by the horns.' 'technically, it was my father who paid, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth' 'my father came back and found me alive and kicking.'
It was especially bewildering since the author is capable of such amazing, vivid, and fresh prose. How could he possibly let a cliche like 'he let the cat out of the bag' get past the rough draft? Since the book is a translation, I will give the author the benefit of the doubt and assume it's the translator's fault and not his (one need only look at The for an example of that). But the cliches would be a minor annoyance if the rest of the book matched the brilliance of the first half. Unfortunately, the book quickly devolves into relentlessly dull exposition, delivered by one-note characters with absolutely no motivation or reason to deliver the speeches to our hero besides the author's need to relay the information. Worse, the plot, such as it was, totally collapses into an unintelligble, incoherent mess that isn't satisfying or entertaining.
Nothing that was 'planted' in the first half pays off in the second. For me, the book was a crushing disappointment. This book was ALMOST a 5 star read for me. I really, really enjoyed it, and wish that I could give it 5 stars, but I feel like the loose ends were kind of rubber-banded together, rather than tied up all nice and pretty. But first I want to talk about the writing. Ruiz Zafon captured me with the first paragraph.
In fact, while I was reading 'What Dreams May Come' right before this, I snuck a peek and then almost didn't put it back down to finish 'WDMC'. I mean, look at this: 'A writer n This book was ALMOST a 5 star read for me.
I really, really enjoyed it, and wish that I could give it 5 stars, but I feel like the loose ends were kind of rubber-banded together, rather than tied up all nice and pretty. But first I want to talk about the writing.
Ruiz Zafon captured me with the first paragraph. In fact, while I was reading 'What Dreams May Come' right before this, I snuck a peek and then almost didn't put it back down to finish 'WDMC'. I mean, look at this: 'A writer never forgets the first time he accepted a few coins or a word of praise in exchange for a story.
He will never forget the sweet poison of vanity in his blood and the belief that, if he succeeds in not letting anyone discover his lack of talent, the dream of literature will provide him with a roof over his head, a hot meal at the end of the day, and what he covets most: his name on a miserable piece of paper that will surely outlive him. A writer is condemned to remember that moment, because from then on he is doomed and his soul has a price.' A price, you say? Must read on! So I did, and found that with every page, I enjoyed the book even more.
It was dark and gloomy and despairing and creepy at times, and at others it was laugh out loud funny and light and surprising. David, our narrator, is a young writer, who's had a hard time of life, and is therefore older than his years. He's bitter, and jaded, and sarcastic, but still idealistic in a way. I loved the way that he looked at things, and the life he brought to the pages. Even when he was writing himself to death, he's still interesting and dynamic and I wanted to know him better.
So, in comes Andreas Correlli, mysterious and perfectly dressed and wanting to put David's talent to use for his own vague purposes. I recognized Correlli for what he was right away, as maybe I was intended to, so I waited anxiously for the inevitable. There is quite a bit of religious speculation and philosophy (if that's the right word) in this book, which was very interesting to me. The conversations that Correlli and David had regarding religion were maybe a touch over my head, but intriguing to read, because both men had more than reason enough to twist things to their own purposes in their conversations, and I was never quite sure whether what they were saying was really what they were saying. From David and Correlli's first meeting, things start to get more and more mysterious and strange.
Very surreal in a realistic way, and quite intense. There were times when I'd have to force myself to put the book down to go to bed. And the chapters were so short that it was far too easy to justify 'just one more'. New twists and turns were introduced and I couldn't wait to figure out how they all fit together. But this is where things went a little bit downhill for me. While things were technically ended, and it wasn't a bad ending, I just wish that we had a bit more explanation as to certain things in the story, and that's why I had to drop a star off. I mean, I guess we could just look at it from a stand-point of 'it is because it is because it is', but I'm always looking for the 'why' too.
I don't want to ruin this book for anyone who has yet to read it, because it is definitely worth reading, so I will not go into spoilerish stuff here. I will just say that I would have liked a bit more wrap up with certain converging storylines.
Overall, I immensely enjoyed this book. The writing has a way of just making me part of the story, and the descriptions made me wish I could be in Barcelona to see it for myself. I look forward to reading 'Shadow of the Wind' soon. I had such great expectations from the book - I know, it's not fair - and I was so disappointed about how it ends I actually don't know anymore if I liked it or not. It starts OK, nothing spectacular at the beginning (well maybe that episode when David, a journalist at this point, visits the brothel - I still haven't figured out its connection with the rest of the story ), but after the first quarter it gets better and better. Now a writer, David is asked by a mysterious editor to writ My, oh my! I had such great expectations from the book - I know, it's not fair - and I was so disappointed about how it ends I actually don't know anymore if I liked it or not.
It starts OK, nothing spectacular at the beginning (well maybe that episode when David, a journalist at this point, visits the brothel - I still haven't figured out its connection with the rest of the story ), but after the first quarter it gets better and better. Now a writer, David is asked by a mysterious editor to write THE book, something nobody has ever dared to write before, in exchange for an enormous sum of money. When Isabella shows up, the story gets even better. Besides the gothic atmosphere, mystery and religious/supernatural events - which, I have to admit, made my heart skip a beat a few times - I totally loved David-Isabella relationship.
Their dialogues are so sparkling and witty and they act so stormy (have I watched too many romantic comedies?) I almost wanted them to hook up. But well, Zafon had other plans and David remains devoted to his one true love, Cristina, which leads to all kind of complicated events, because this is what love does, it complicates our already complicated lives, right?
So, from one point onward the book totally got me (things disappear, people die, houses are burnt), I basically spent my weekend in bed with it, but the last 50 pages (chasing/escaping/fleeting away - so not my cup of tea) were such a bore and the ending so Spanish opera-meets-supernatural, I couldn't take it! I somehow wanted the-always-cool-never-scared David to end his life (heroically or not), but being a 1st person narrative that was quite impossible. So OK, let him live, but what have we done to deserve such a cheesy ending? (not spoiling anything about that:D) I might be ranting a lot, but don't get me wrong: Zafon has a real talent for story telling and the book is definitely a page-turner; if you're into mystery and thrillers, this is a good choice. And yes, bookworms or Barcelona admirers, for you too! When I'm reading something good, or even decent, I'll find myself reading just a few more pages when I should be doing housework or some other exciting chore. When I find myself finding all sorts of creative ways to waste time without even thinking of picking up my book, I know it's time to give up on it.
Too bad -- I really liked. But unfortunately, like the sequel to, I think the author was trying too hard to recreate his own success at the expens When I'm reading something good, or even decent, I'll find myself reading just a few more pages when I should be doing housework or some other exciting chore. When I find myself finding all sorts of creative ways to waste time without even thinking of picking up my book, I know it's time to give up on it. Too bad -- I really liked. But unfortunately, like the sequel to, I think the author was trying too hard to recreate his own success at the expense of writing a good book. Zafon tried to bring back the same setting and some of the same characters and themes, but what seemed mystical and magical in Shadow was simply melodramatic here.
Characterization was shallow and simplistic, as were the relationships; the writing was choppy. The story just didn't grab me, and nothing compelled me to push myself through 400 more pages.
Overall a well-told story with a clever and original plot. David Martin is a struggling author living in poverty in the seedy depths of Barcelona.
He receives an irresistible offer of 100,000 francs to write a book for a creepy man he begins referring to as 'the boss.' After accepting the offer Martin starts research on the designated topic, triggering a series of strange happenings. He knows he is being 'played' and used, but he doesn't know why or by whom. Things just get more and more siniste Overall a well-told story with a clever and original plot. David Martin is a struggling author living in poverty in the seedy depths of Barcelona.
He receives an irresistible offer of 100,000 francs to write a book for a creepy man he begins referring to as 'the boss.' After accepting the offer Martin starts research on the designated topic, triggering a series of strange happenings. He knows he is being 'played' and used, but he doesn't know why or by whom. Things just get more and more sinister and bizarre as Martin delves into the history of the man who used to live in the tower house he himself is now occupying. Once again, Zafon uses the setting of Barcelona to great advantage.
The weather, strange architecture, cemeteries, secret passageways, winding staircases, and abandoned buildings all add to that dark and spooky feeling. While I enjoyed the book, I was left feeling a little frustrated about certain things. There were several characters that were not developed enough to make sense of their motivations, and there were some important things unresolved when I finished the book. It seemed that the author introduced a lot of elements to the plot that he never fully clarified by the end. I was determined to give this book a rating based on its own merits, not on a comparison with The Shadow of the Wind. So I asked myself how I would have rated it if it was written by an author I had never read before. In that case, it would have been four stars, so that's what I gave it.
If I *were* comparing it to TSOTW, I would only give it 3 to 3.5 stars. I thought it lacked the richness and fulfillment of TSOTW. I would in no way discourage anyone from reading this book. However, if you haven't read The Shadow of the Wind, I strongly urge you to let that one be your first taste of this author. Once more, Zafon takes his readers to a thrilling ride into a web of stories. And any ride with Zafon is guaranteed to be breathtaking. In the Angel's Game, Zafon has again exhibited his specialty in leading his readers into a series of intricate stories.
He makes sure his readers enter that labyrinth of events so engrossed that they would hardly feel that they have been sucked into it. But great Zafon makes sure that his readers come out of it safe. He really has that talent of giving little une Once more, Zafon takes his readers to a thrilling ride into a web of stories. And any ride with Zafon is guaranteed to be breathtaking. In the Angel's Game, Zafon has again exhibited his specialty in leading his readers into a series of intricate stories. He makes sure his readers enter that labyrinth of events so engrossed that they would hardly feel that they have been sucked into it. But great Zafon makes sure that his readers come out of it safe.
He really has that talent of giving little unexpected twists here and there while ending the whole story with one big unforeseen twist. The ride through the whole book is something to be cherished. He successfully puts his readers under his spell -- playing with their emotions through his sarcastic humor, manly ego, proud wit, writer's vanity, and pure friendship. There is so much wisdom in Zafon's words, through Sempere the bookseller: 'Every book has a soul, the soul of the person who wrote it, and of those who read it and dream about it.' Am sure Angel's Game, Shadow of the Wind, and even The Prince of Mist will be the content of my dreams for quite a long time. I am a patient reader. I can cope with ambiguity and digression.
Itunes Library Toolkit Keygen Download. I enjoy ornate prose and the occasional serving of melodrama. I don't need each and every element of a plot spelled out for me. This means that I loved (almost) every over-the-top melodramatic moment of the first in Carlos Ruiz Zafon's 'Cemetery of Lost Books' series,. Reading that novel, I was carried away to Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War and thoroughly enjoyed Ruiz Zafon's magical prose. My overwhe I am a patient reader. I can cope with ambiguity and digression.
I enjoy ornate prose and the occasional serving of melodrama. I don't need each and every element of a plot spelled out for me. This means that I loved (almost) every over-the-top melodramatic moment of the first in Carlos Ruiz Zafon's 'Cemetery of Lost Books' series,. Reading that novel, I was carried away to Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War and thoroughly enjoyed Ruiz Zafon's magical prose. My overwhelmingly positive experience of The Shadow of the Wind means that I really looked forward to reading this novel. Set some twenty years before The Shadow of the Wind, it focuses on a young writer of sensationalist crime novels, David Martin, who is commissioned by a stranger to write a book and finds himself drawn into a nightmarish world where nothing is what it seems to be.
It starts out well. Ruiz Zafon creates a sinister, threatening atmosphere within the architectural splendour of Barcelona. David Martin is an interesting character, as is the main antagonist, who may or may not be [Lucifer incarnate ]. There are discussions of religion, the importance of books and reading and the nature of love. However, it all falls apart at about the halfway point.
There's too much ambiguity and digression and too much melodrama. By the end, I had no idea what was going on and what's worse, I didn't much care. I listened to the audiobook edition (which is very well narrated by Dan Stevens) and it occurred to me that my loss of both focus and interest may not have occurred had I been reading the novel rather than listening to it. But I'm not really convinced that's so.
It's not as if the novel has nothing going for it. The prose is great, the translation by Lucia Graves is excellent (at least, I assume it is, because it reads like a book written in English) and the threatening, rather Gothic atmosphere Ruiz Zafon creates jump off the page. Four stars for these aspects of the novel and two for the messy, confusing and overblown plot leaves an average of three. I'll definitely go on to read the third book in the series,, if for no other reason than I'm hoping it will explain what this novel was all about. Thank you to Jemidar for accompanying me on the journey. The fact that both of us were confused makes me feel better.
Last night, I listened to the end of this audiobook with tears in my eyes. I won't easily forget those last scenes. My favorite parts of this story were the visits to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. I love the idea of a place where: 'Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The first time someone visits this place, he must choose a book and adopt it, making sure that it will never disappear, that it will always stay alive.'
Just reading those sentences makes my soul sigh with contentm Last night, I listened to the end of this audiobook with tears in my eyes. I won't easily forget those last scenes. My favorite parts of this story were the visits to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. I love the idea of a place where: 'Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The first time someone visits this place, he must choose a book and adopt it, making sure that it will never disappear, that it will always stay alive.'
Just reading those sentences makes my soul sigh with contentment. I didn't enjoy this book quite as much as I enjoyed Shadow of the Wind.
This tale was slightly darker and more mysterious, but I thought the mystery became a little convoluted. This was still a wonderful, beautifully written story that had me in tears more than once. What an amazing feeling that is.
Highly recommended! This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, It's hard for me to review Zafon's work, because I love it so much.
I see the flaws in this novel, it may be a bit too wordy and the plot becomes convoluted in the second half, but I still loved it. Set in the Early 20th century in Barcelona, The Angel’s Game precedes the events in Zafon’s novel, The Shadow of the Wind, but shares a few of the same characters. David Martin is a poor journalist writing pulp fiction on the side, but he dreams of doing something greater. Zafon’s style of writing ju It's hard for me to review Zafon's work, because I love it so much.
I see the flaws in this novel, it may be a bit too wordy and the plot becomes convoluted in the second half, but I still loved it. Set in the Early 20th century in Barcelona, The Angel’s Game precedes the events in Zafon’s novel, The Shadow of the Wind, but shares a few of the same characters.
David Martin is a poor journalist writing pulp fiction on the side, but he dreams of doing something greater. Zafon’s style of writing just drips with gorgeous descriptions, devious characters and tragic heroes. His gothic tales are so rich I am willing to forgive much that I would fault another author for.
Like so many others, I didn't love this book as much as I loved The Shadow of the Wind, but again, I still loved it. Zafon has a few themes he always returns to in his work: the relationships between fathers and sons, men falling in love women in a higher social class, references to classic novels (Great Expectations, The Count of Monte Cristo), etc.
This novel is no exception and it includes all of those things. **SPOILERS: Where I discuss my thoughts on Andreas Corelli** This year I re-read both Shadow of the Wind and this book and I’ve found that re-reading Zafon’s work is a lot like re-watching The Sixth Sense, once you know the ending you view the whole thing through a different lens. There’s one section where David meets Andreas Corelli and Corelli talks about his strained relationship with his father. He said he was cast out of his home and I couldn’t help thinking this was a clever reference to his father being “God” and Corelli being the Devil. Also, I forgot quite a bit about the details of David’s brain tumor. The most fascinating thing about this book is its ambiguity.
For some it’s clear Corelli is the Devil and Martin makes a Faustian deal for both his health and what his soul desires. For others Martin is clearly a victim of his own delusions, brought on by his brain tumor. It’s possible his hallucinations are caused by schizophrenia or his brain tumor and the entire character of Corelli exists only in his mind. This is possibly enforced by Martin’s mumbling conversations (witnessed by Fermin) with himself while imprisoned in The Prisoner of Heaven.
If it is all in David’s mind, then he’s the one who killed his Publisher’s, not Corelli. Or it’s possible Corelli used David as a puppet and committed the murders through him and then made him forget them. This might be supported by the moment when David saves Isabella and then leaves her attackers in the alley. He hears later that they were beaten with a pipe, just like the one he was carrying. So that indicates he might have done it but then blocked it out, Fight Club-style.
There are so many possibilities! Another indicator that Corelli really is the Devil, regardless of whether or not others can see him; the first author who lived in the Tower House went through the same thing David did. If it’s all in David’s head then the other author’s story wouldn’t make sense. And we see Christina go crazy and speak to an invisible person, which once again suggests that Corelli is there.
So my conclusion in the end is that I think it’s a combination of both things. I think it is madness, but I think it’s caused by Corelli who really is the Devil. He uses the madness as a weapon to get what he wants from people.
**SPOILERS OVER** I was forewarned by other fans not to rush through The Angel’s Game, as I was tempted to do. Zafon is an author that should be savored. His novels are so full of his passion for both Barcelona and reading that I found myself wishing I could wander the city's streets after I put the book down. I wish so badly that the Cemetery of Forgotten Books was a real place Now that I have re-read this one I feel like I’ve noticed so many more important details and I understand it much better. I have a feeling my appreciation for it will deepen each time I return to it. BOTTOM LINE: A beautifully twisted and strange novel, The Angel’s Game will leave you reeling and wanting to start it all over again when you finish. The complicated plot isn’t for everyone, but it’s worth it if you loved The Shadow of the Wind.
If you read and enjoy that one then I would recommend both The Angel's Game and The Prisoner of Heaven. “We looked at each other bound by an infinite complicity that needed no words.”.