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  • 08-02-2019 12:12am
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    branie2
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    Anyone here ever read his novels, specifically the series set in Barcelona about the Cemetery of Forgotten Books? I have, and they're very good.


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    NIMAN
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    Only read one, The Shadow of the Wind, really enjoyed it.


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    miamee
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    I've also only read teh Shadow of the Wind which I absolutely loved. I first read it in 2008 while travelling and savoured every bit of it. I re-read it last year and unfortunately did not enjoy it as much as the first time. I don't know if that's because I knew the story or I had built my expectations up to high or my tastes have changed over the intervening ten years. It's still a beautiful book and I may read it again in the future. Or one of the others from the series.


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    chancer007
    Registered Users Posts: 331 ✭✭chancer007


    yeah,love this author,read all his stuff..
    1/2 way through the labyrinth of the spirits, excellent!


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    bolgbui41
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    I've read the first three books in the series that begins with Shadows of the Wind - I wasn't mad "The Angel's Game", but really enjoyed the others. I'm waiting for the most recent one to come into the library now.


    I also think his young adult books are good - "The Watcher in the Shadows" was quite creepy.


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    JoZeb
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    Marina is another of his YA books and it is very, very good. How he captures Barcelona is brilliant. He's one of my favourite writers. :)


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