tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post6497975115924396054..comments2024-03-28T06:47:24.428-04:00Comments on As the Crowe Flies (and Reads!): Book Review: Marina by Carlos Ruiz ZafónAs the Crowe Flies and Readshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-780467208069828482014-09-11T09:01:28.732-04:002014-09-11T09:01:28.732-04:00You might dig the gothic creepiness of this one. ...You might dig the gothic creepiness of this one. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-75390758234812102952014-09-11T09:01:06.187-04:002014-09-11T09:01:06.187-04:00Maybe I'm just not the proper appreciator of R...Maybe I'm just not the proper appreciator of Ruiz Zafon.As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-30614157753739980542014-09-11T09:00:27.953-04:002014-09-11T09:00:27.953-04:00I...didn't finish Shadow of the Wind? But I re...I...didn't finish Shadow of the Wind? But I read The Angel's Game. I liked what I read just fine, but many customers have raved about Ruiz Zafon to me like he was the second coming of some literary Christ. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-41768425486238719002014-09-11T08:59:21.761-04:002014-09-11T08:59:21.761-04:00That's exactly what you should be picturing. ...That's exactly what you should be picturing. Seriously, it was jarring every time a modern reference like the current decade came up in the text. As the Crowe Flies and Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110661562901480120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-66690787519099029452014-09-10T09:38:19.175-04:002014-09-10T09:38:19.175-04:00That sounds reeeally cool, but yeah, I guess the &...That sounds reeeally cool, but yeah, I guess the '80s thing would be a weird distraction. I still haven't read any of his other books, but I will mayyybe try Shadow of the Wind and see how I like it.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-62012426103060931272014-09-09T23:11:10.730-04:002014-09-09T23:11:10.730-04:00I haven't read either this one or Shadow of th...I haven't read either this one or Shadow of the Wind, but his name keeps popping up on my blogfeed, so I will add this one to my TBR list :)Etudesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106938419901219249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-12070769335741377222014-09-09T04:18:15.610-04:002014-09-09T04:18:15.610-04:00Hmm, I quite enjoyed Shadow of the Wind but think ...Hmm, I quite enjoyed Shadow of the Wind but think I will give this one a miss. If anything, I might pick up the other ones in the series rather than this.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5257036732683611349.post-55708970917107568392014-09-08T21:23:34.820-04:002014-09-08T21:23:34.820-04:00"it's hard to get worked up about mysteri..."it's hard to get worked up about mysterious, horse-driven carriages that emerge out of the black night, or Dr Frankenstein-like creations that combine re-animated human bodies with mechanical parts at a time when jelly shoes were being worn with abandon in the western world." Ahahaha Now I'm picturing Frankenstein wearing jellys.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.com