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The Labyrinth of the Spirits by Carlos Ruiz Zafón — book review
From the blatant sexism pouring through each page to its bloated plot, The Labyrinth of the Spirits offers an inadequate conclusion to what I considered to be an entertaining series. If anything this disastrous farewell has made me reevaluate the whole Cemetery of Forgotten Books series. I vaguely remember finding the female representation in these…
1950s, 2 STARS, 20th century, 3rd pov, Adult, Barcelona, BOOK REVIEW, Booklr, books about books, books about writers, books i hate, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, confusing for the sake of being confusing, DETECTIVE, drama, GOTHIC, HISTORICAL FICTION, Madrid, MAGICAL REALISM, male authors, MELODRAMA, men who do not seem to know how to write women, modern gothic, MYSTERY, published in 2016, rape, read in 2020, sensation fiction, sexual assault/abuse/rape, spain, spanish author, story within a story, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, The Labyrinth of the Spirits, TRANSLATED FICTION -
The Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafón — book review
After finishing The Angel’s Game I was eager to start The Prisoner of Heaven as I was hoping that we could see how unreliable a narrator David was. Tonally The Prisoner of Heaven is closer to the first book in this series, yet its short length and fast plot-line seemed more in a line with…
1950s, 20th century, 3.25 stars, Adult, Barcelona, BOOK REVIEWS, books about books, BOOKS ON WRITING, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, different styles (1st/2nd/3rd povs), drama, GOTHIC, HUMOR, male authors, MELODRAMA, modern gothic, MYSTERY, mystery puzzle, READ IN 2019, ROMANCE, spain, spanish author, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, The Prisoner of Heaven -
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón — book review
Last summer I read and loved Zafón’s The Shadow of the Wind. It was a fun romp filled with melodrama which owed much to 19th century sensationalism (in that it implemented puzzles, Gothic and Romantic elements, clever twists towards an overarching quest of sorts). Reading that book was a fun experience. Although The Angel’s Game…
1920s, 1st pov, 20th century, 3.25 stars, Adult, Barcelona, books about books, books about writers, BOOKS ON WRITING, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, drama, female authors, feverish, GOTHIC, hallucinations, HISTORICAL FICTION, HUMOR, MAGICAL REALISM, MELODRAMA, modern gothic, MYSTERY, mystery puzzle, PUBLISHED IN 2008, READ IN 2019, sensation fiction, spain, spanish author, The Angel’s Game, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, tragedy, unreliable narrators
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