The Shadow of the Wind
Registered by niccijl of Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on 2/17/2005
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
7 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by niccijl from Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, February 17, 2005
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books', a labyrinthine library of obscure and forgotten titles. To this library, a man brings his ten year old son, Daniel, one cold morning in 1945. Daniel is allowed to choose one book and from the dusty shelves pulls The Shadow of the Wind by Julian Carax. But as Daniel grows up, several people seem inordinately interested in his find. What begins as a case of literary curiosity turns into a race to find out the truth behind the life and death of Julian Carax and to save those he left behind. (Taken from the blurb).
I'm going to offer this as a book ring as I've enjoyed it so much. It's not just the story of the book and its author, but of the city itself, and the unsettled period Daniel lives through. Totally engaging.
I'm going to offer this as a book ring as I've enjoyed it so much. It's not just the story of the book and its author, but of the city itself, and the unsettled period Daniel lives through. Totally engaging.
Journal Entry 2 by niccijl from Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Friday, February 18, 2005
For the bookring
Please read and release the book within one month. If for any reason this isn't going to be possible please pm me and the person after you to let them know. Please journal the book to say that you have received it and then again once you've finished.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Ring participants (in mailing order)
tehuti
robert-walker
quizgirl
sqdancer
aceofhearts
cocobarks - us (int)
mollygrue - us (us)
Then back to me
Apologies for having to rearrange the order but this was due to someone requesting to be skipped.
Please read and release the book within one month. If for any reason this isn't going to be possible please pm me and the person after you to let them know. Please journal the book to say that you have received it and then again once you've finished.
I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Ring participants (in mailing order)
tehuti
robert-walker
quizgirl
sqdancer
aceofhearts
cocobarks - us (int)
mollygrue - us (us)
Then back to me
Apologies for having to rearrange the order but this was due to someone requesting to be skipped.
Released 19 yrs ago (3/1/2005 UTC) at
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Sent in mail to tehuti as part of bookring
Sent in mail to tehuti as part of bookring
Whee!!! This has come at just the right time. I'm about to finish a book and will be spending some of the next two days hanging round waiting rooms while younger daughter gets her toe fixed.
I loved this book from start to finish and hope one day to read it in the original Spanish. It manages to combine poetic lyricism with thriller elements. It is also wonderfully evocative of Barcelona, my favourite city. Thank you niccijl for sharing.
I will send on to robert-walker, hopefully by Saturday if I get the address, otherwise it will have to be after I come back from holiday on April 18.
I will send on to robert-walker, hopefully by Saturday if I get the address, otherwise it will have to be after I come back from holiday on April 18.
Sent to robert-walker today.
This book arrived this morning. I'm going to look forward to reading this, i just have one ring to read before this but should get to it soon.
Thanks tehuti for mailing it on and niccijl for including me in the ring
Thanks tehuti for mailing it on and niccijl for including me in the ring
Stunning, breathtaking, there just isn't enough superlatives to describe the enjoyment i got from this book. It was amazing from the first page to the last. Once in a while a rare book comes along that the more you read, the more you don't want the book to end, for me this was such a book.
Without giving any of the story line away i first thought it a little corny how Daniels life seemed to mirror that of Julians, but later you realise that this twist is intrinsic to the theme of the book. I would have also liked to have known a little more about Fermin Romero de Torres, what a fascinating character he turned out to be.
This is one of my all time favourite reads, i must now buy a copy of this book for my own collection, it is a book i will read and re-read again and again.
Thank you niccijl for sharing this book with us.
(6.5.05 book now on its way to sqdancer)
Without giving any of the story line away i first thought it a little corny how Daniels life seemed to mirror that of Julians, but later you realise that this twist is intrinsic to the theme of the book. I would have also liked to have known a little more about Fermin Romero de Torres, what a fascinating character he turned out to be.
This is one of my all time favourite reads, i must now buy a copy of this book for my own collection, it is a book i will read and re-read again and again.
Thank you niccijl for sharing this book with us.
(6.5.05 book now on its way to sqdancer)
When I started reading this book, it pulled me right in. I was enjoying it very much, but about page 100 or so my real life just got nuts and I haven't been able to get back into the book since.
Rather than hold it up any longer, I mailed it on to the next person today, without finishing it. Sorry for the delay everyone.
Rather than hold it up any longer, I mailed it on to the next person today, without finishing it. Sorry for the delay everyone.
received today with a nice card from sqdancer
TBR
TBR
I loved this book. The lyricism of the phrases and the descriptive sentencing is what makes this book literature. I loved the story and how real life parallels the story within. The author wrote a fantstic story but equally must be applauded is the translator for a superlative job
mailed today
Received in yesterday's mail. Will read as soon as possible.
Ready to move on. Thanks for letting me participate in this ring.
Released 18 yrs ago (11/15/2005 UTC) at
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To Mollygrue via controlled postal release.
To Mollygrue via controlled postal release.
Thanks! I will try to get to this soon as I do have some rings ahead of this.
Finally finished this amazing book today! WOOT!!! Good, but a bit long and the plot is somewhat more roundabout than I would prefer, but it wasn't confusing. I kept having to put it down to do something (like work) and while it was engaging when I was reading, it seemed difficult for me to go back to and pick up again, which helped with all delay.
Nancydotslash asked to be skipped, so I am sending this home. :)
**Packed today 5/31.
Nancydotslash asked to be skipped, so I am sending this home. :)
**Packed today 5/31.
Journal Entry 19 by MollyGrue at In The Mail in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, June 3, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (6/3/2006 UTC) at In The Mail in Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Received safely home today. I hope everyone enjoyed taking part.
Journal Entry 21 by niccijl at Shelf Park in Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, July 23, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/23/2006 UTC) at Shelf Park in Bradford, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Left on a wall near the bowling green.
Left on a wall near the bowling green.
