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25 Reddit comments about The Shadow of the Wind:

u/jordancer · 11 pointsr/books

I always loved Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. That book is some of his best work; I became entraced, just utterly enamored with this book the moment I picked it up in the "New and Noteworthy" section of Barnes and Nobles.
Here is the cover- Even it is evocative of the entire mood of the book.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0143034901?cache=4d86abfaae77a4a6df90f3ab8702937a&pi=SY200_QL40&qid=1408808620&sr=1-2#ref=mp_s_a_1_2

u/jaynepatience · 6 pointsr/tipofmytongue

Not quite new, and not quite yellow, but an amazing book nonetheless. The Shadow of the Wind

u/ItStartsWithOne · 5 pointsr/gaybros

Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfus (fantasy-ish)

[The Shadow of the Wind] (http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Wind-Carlos-Ruiz-Zaf%C3%B3n/dp/0143034901/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374006329&sr=1-1&keywords=shadow+of+the+wind) by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (hard to describe, but really engaging)

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson (cool historical fiction)

u/DamnedLies · 4 pointsr/TrollBookClub

You're probably already familiar with it, but that description reminded me immediately of The Shadow of the Wind.
Different stories, for sure, but something of the feeling beyond the descriptions struck me as similar.

u/longlivezorp · 3 pointsr/books
u/Swift_Reposte · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions

Check out Drood by Dan Simmons. I picked it up on a whim, and couldn't be happier that I gave it a chance. It's a total trip, and suspenseful in a laid-back / behind-the-scenes sort of way.

Also, I find anything by Michael Chrichton to be utterly "un-put-downable". I'd recommend starting with Congo or Prey, but definitely give Sphere a shot before you move on.

Edit: Sorry I meant Micro instead of Prey. Prey was "meh" but Micro is great. Also definitely check out Timeline! (Sorry, I'm basically obsessed with Chrichton)

Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, is another favorite of mine. But, it's been so long since I last read it that I can't really remember why. I'm going to be rereading that one again soon.

u/finn141414 · 3 pointsr/whatsthatbook

It could be Shadow of the Wind. I read it around 2003 but I think I had a different cover image.

https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Wind-Carlos-Ruiz-Zafón/dp/0143034901

u/thechazard · 3 pointsr/history

None of my suggestions will provide much in terms of facts. Other redditors have dealt with that admirably. Mine are artsy-fartsy items that paint a partial picture of the social fabric of Spain during and immediately after the Civil War.

Belle Epoque. Don't let the French name deter you. It's a weird, funny film about a Spanish youth falling in love with 3 sisters, set against the initial rumblings of the Spanish Civil War. Also, Penelope Cruz.

Pan's Labyrinth is an obligatory reference here, despite taking place just after the Civil War. Watch The Devil's Backbone first, as Slippy-Toad suggested. Both films were directed by Guillermo del Toro, who is from my hometown (Guadalajara, Mexico).

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is an excellent novel about Barcelona. The story spans several decades, but it begins just as the Civil War is beginning. I've read it in English and Spanish, and I must say that the English translation is one of the best I've ever encountered.

Finally, you should try to read translations of Federico Garcia Lorca's poems and plays. He was a Spanish poet who was the most famous member of the Generación del '27. His death in 1936 is still shrouded in a lot of mystery. He was gay, eccentric, and incredibly prolific. A lot of his plays deal with the plight of women in a rural, machista (misogynistic), Catholic society. They are darkly humorous, richly scathing and heartbreaking in their depiction of a people ruled by authoritarianism. I will recommend three.

u/gavitpa · 3 pointsr/booksuggestions

A few of my favorites from over the years...
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water

The Secret History

The Shadow of the Wind

u/KimberlyInOhio · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Try The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

u/lordjusto · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

About mystery in the Spanish civil war period you could read any of the Carlos Ruiz Zafón's books, like The shadow of the wind, The angel's game or Marina.

Actually, those books are a 'book book' genre. ;)

u/ifurmothronlyknw · 2 pointsr/booksuggestions

Its funny because I actually came here to suggest another Bryson book called In a Sunburned Country which chronicles Bryson's visit to Australia- thought this was relevant as OP's love interest is either en route to or already in Australia I figured she'd get a kick out of it.



If you want something that has a mix of love/romance, action, thrill, check out The Shadow of the Wind. I thought this was a good book and is very well written. Zafon is able to paint images with his words in a way that puts you in the story like no other author i've encountered.

u/GirlDuJourToday · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

The Shadow of the Wind is a 2001 novel by Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and a worldwide bestseller. The book was translated into English in 2004 by Lucia Graves.

The novel, set in post- Spanish Civil War Barcelona, concerns a young boy, Daniel. Just after the war, Daniel's father takes him to the secret Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a huge library of old, forgotten titles lovingly preserved by a select few initiates. According to tradition, everyone initiated to this secret place is allowed to take one book from it, and must protect it for life. Daniel selects a book called The Shadow of the Wind by Julián Carax. That night he takes the book home and reads it, completely engrossed. Daniel then attempts to look for other books by this unknown author, but can find none. All he comes across are stories of a strange man - calling himself Laín Coubert, after a character in the book who happens to be the Devil - who has been seeking out Carax's books for decades, buying them all and burning them. In time this mysterious figure confronts and threatens Daniel. Terrified, Daniel returns the book to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books but continues to seek out the story of the elusive author.

I just happened to pick this book up one day and it is now one of my favorites. I have re-read it many times.

u/autumnfalln · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Mushy Snugglebites is my main squeeze!

I love collecting books! IMO, they're one of the greatest things to collect! =D They're fantastic entertainment, you can always share books with friends, and they're awesome for camping, roadtrips, or the beach. Best of all, they're reusable. I love reading books over again! You can always catch something you've never caught before!

If I win, I'd really like this book! I love mysteries, but more unique ones rather than the regular grizzly murder stories. This one looks promising! Thanks for the fun contest! =D

u/[deleted] · 1 pointr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

Man, summer book adventures are the best kind of adventures there are :)

My recommendations are Mary Doria Russell's The Sparrow - beautiful, smart, kind and tragic sf novel about first contact with an alien world - and Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind - I got it as a "blind date" book from my local bookstore and I've only read about 80pp so far but it's full of mysterious book-related possibly supernatural plots.

u/mrbarky · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. It takes place in Spain in the 20's and 30's. It's a cool mystery.

u/karathas · 1 pointr/Fantasy

The Doom Brigade, by Weiss and Perrin (link below for cover photo).

It was my first Dragonlance book, and one of the very first fantasy books I had ever read. It has gone on to become one of my favourite and most cherished books, and it sparked a lifelong love of reading scifi and fantasy. I still go back and re-read it every few years and it takes me right back to 12yr old me poking around in the shelves of a bookstore and suddenly being carried away on an amazing (and ongoing) journey at first glance... Now that I think about that again, I realize that it sounds very similar to the opening section of The Shadow of the Wind (Zafon) in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, which incidentally is another favourite book that played a foundational role in my love of reading.

The Doom Brigade
The Shadow of the Wind

u/jordanlund · 1 pointr/reddit.com

That's just for 2008 though... I'd open it up to other years.

First up is anything by Umberto Eco. He's the guy who wrote "Name of the Rose", but his other books are phenomenal. If you hated "The DaVinci Code" then check out "Foucalt's Pendulum". He makes Dan Brown look mildly retarded. His novels are so heavy and serious that I was surprised by his tiny book of essays "How To Travel With a Salmon" which is hilarious.

Let's see... what else... "Shadow of the Wind" is excellent. The Musashi novels are fun to read. Scaramouche, which was turned into an OK movie. Classics like Cyrano de Bergerac should be required reading.

I had a hard time hunting down all the volumes to "Journey to the West" and it's not a task that should be taken on lightly, but I think I'm a better person for having muscled through them.

Links:

http://www.amazon.com/Name-Rose-Everymans-Library-Cloth/dp/0307264890/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637805&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Foucaults-Pendulum-Umberto-Eco/dp/015603297X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637841&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Travel-Salmon-Other-Essays-Harvest/dp/015600125X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637864&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Wind-Carlos-Ruiz-Zaf%C3%B3n/dp/0143034901/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637894&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Musashi-Eiji-Yoshikawa/dp/4770019572/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637921&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Scaramouche-Rafael-Sabatini/dp/0554360268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637963&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Cyrano-Bergerac-Edmond-Rostand/dp/0451528921/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637993&sr=1-1

http://www.amazon.com/Journey-West-4-Boxed-Set/dp/7119016636/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228637756&sr=8-1

u/willdearborne · 1 pointr/books

Last summer I read Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Zafon. It will always remind me of this time of the year.

u/OldManSimms · 1 pointr/books

Most of what's on here is fairly classic straightforward detective stuff, which is great, but I've always been a sucker for mysteries that merge with other genres or do unusual things. A good handful if that's your bag:

  • The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster - 3 short novels packaged together and vaguely related. Also a pretty great mindfuck book
  • Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem - detective novel whose narrator has Tourette Syndrome
  • The Alienist by Caleb Carr or In the Shadow of Gotham by Stefanie Pintoff - Historical fiction/mystery taking place around the turn of the century and during the dawns of forensics/criminal psychology/criminology
  • Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan - Sci-fi/hardboiled detective novel in a future where the human mind can be digitized and backed up off-site, rendering murder irrelevant. Terrific book, I find myself compelled to reread it and its sequels every year or so.

    Those are all more or less "detective fiction" style mystery, if you're looking at the broader genre I cannot recommend The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon any more highly. I haven't been sucked into writing like that in a long long time.
u/PatitoIncognito · 1 pointr/RandomActsofMakeup

Noooo! My books are still packed because we're mid-move. Thanks for hosting, Lady!

edit: Here is what's left. The rest of our books are at the new place with our furniture. Moving Pro Tip: Only pack 1/3 of the box with books and put clothes on top. Otherwise the box is waaaay too heavy! The book I recommend for you is The Shadow of the Wind. One of my favorites!! Bibliophile

u/wizardomg · 1 pointr/booksuggestions

The Shadow Of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime by Mark Haddon. You're welcome... about Shadow.. It's mystery someones burning copies of a book and the kid in the bookstore tries to figure out who's behind it. It's soooo goooood. For the other request maybe Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill and Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

u/JBEER08 · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Wind-Carlos-Ruiz-Zafón/dp/0143034901

Does have a detective like element but is more about a son’s quest to discover the author of a mysterious book and his relationships.