This book review was written by Eugene Kernes
“”This is a place of mystery, Daniel, a sanctuary. Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it.”” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Page 5
“”Mu uncle said he offered you a good sum of money for the Carax book, but you refused it,” Clara added. “You have earned his respect.”” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Days of Ashes: Chapter 2, Page 19
“”About accursed books, about the man who wrote them, about a character who broke out of the pages of a novel so that he could burn it, about a betrayal and a lost friendship. It’s a story of love, of hatred, and of the dreams that live in the shadow of the wind.”” – Carlos Ruiz Zafón, City of Shadows: Chapter 21, Page 178
Overview:
There are those who protect books. Keepers of their secrets. Guardians who make sure that the soul of the book is kept alive by having someone, someday, read the book. Daniel Sempere is that someone, who finds a forgotten book. An enthralling book. Daniel finds The Shadow of the Wind by Julián Carax. But the search for more of Carax books or who Carax is leads to very little information. But Daniel is so enamored with the book and author, that little by little uncovers the story of the author. As Daniel tries to uncover the story, the police start following Daniel, with an inspector who threatens Daniel. Carax books were wonderful, but sold few copies. Most copies went up in flames at a warehouse, with rumors that someone by the name Laín Coubert burned the warehouse and any Carax books found. But Laín Coubert is a fictional character in a Carax book.
This is a story of secrets, and of their consequences. For there are those that act upon knowledge
they do not possess. Creating acts of
sin, through the innocence of ignorance.
Consequences not only for those who acted without the hidden knowledge,
but also for those who kept the secrets.
Driving them to madness. Creating
conflict that fosters cycles of hate and violence. A cycle kept alive by secrets. A cycle broken by the release of those
secrets.
Caveats?
A part of the story is written from a different perspective,
but the style is the same. Parts of the
book provide dramatic information, but details are not unnecessary.
