The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
This book was made for book lovers! It has a little bit of everything, from mystery to history, to fantasy at times. Daniel is a wonderful narrator, and his job as a bookseller in Barcelona is more than it seems. As a preserver of stories, Daniel goes through the right of passage: to pick a book that seems to have been waiting for him to read it. The book he chooses is The Shadow of the Wind, written by Julian Carax. With his fascination of the story, Daniel decides to discover the truth behind the author's mysterious disapperance, and the person who buys Carax's books only to burn them. As Daniel learns pieces of Julian Carax's story, he lives a story of his own, with many twists and turns in what he believes to be his path to destiny. His story and the story of Julian Carax blend together in the novel and are told beautifully. The language in this novel is amazing. It is the storyteller tone that pulls you in and makes you feel as if you're there, sitting across from the narrator in this amazing bookshop listening to his story, and the story of Julian Carax. A powerful example of good first person writing and a beautifully woven mystery.
I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially those that love books, book shops, mysteries and reading a well told tale.
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