The Shadow of The Wind

Thanks Sheila for being such a gracious host for our Feb book club.

"The Shadow of the Wind" by Carlos Ruiz Zafon was our Feb selection. Lisa and I loved the book (except for when Nuria wrote her letter), and savored every word. The others who attended the meeting liked the book, but thought that the author was too wordy and the book too long, though all did enjoy the story.

I loved this book. The words were fantastic. "The Cemetery of Forgotten Books" - does not this chapter title send shivers down your back? As a translation, the book read remarkably well, except for certain sentences. Sometimes translated books do not read as well in English.

Everyone agreed that Fermin was our favorite character - and his pearls of wisdom we all savored while reading the book. The only complaint I had with the story was the shallow, one-dimensional women characters. A feminist book this is not. But the story is compelling, the language beautiful, and the imagery stays with you.

I would highly recommend this book.