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.EL Juego Del Angel (Vintage Espanol)
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by: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

May 01, 2008
My personal opinion is that the previous book by Zafon was of better quality.

Although I couldn't stop reading the "El juego del angel" -sometimes even obsessively-, it was more to know what happened at the end rather than enjoying the reading. I found the story very dark, too dark unnecessarily at times.

I found that the style was less sophisticated and less rich comparing to "The shadow of the wind".

However, I will be looking forward to the third part of the trilogy. It was definitely a good reading to end the day after work!
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.Spanish Stories: Cuentos Espanoles (Dual-Language Books): Cuentos Espanoles (Dual-Language Books)
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by: Angel Flores

July 01, 1988
My personal opinion is that the previous book by Zafon was of better quality.

Although I couldn't stop reading the "El juego del angel" -sometimes even obsessively-, it was more to know what happened at the end rather than enjoying the reading. I found the story very dark, too dark unnecessarily at times.

I found that the style was less sophisticated and less rich comparing to "The shadow of the wind".

However, I will be looking forward to the third part of the trilogy. It was definitely a good reading to end the day after work!
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.Como Agua Para Chocolate
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by: Laura Esquivel

2001-03
I thought that Como Agua Para Chocolate was an amzing read, I couldn't put it down once I had started. It combines the real and surreal to create a completely mesmorising story of Tita's struggle against oppression(namely in the form of her mother) and the truly magical ways she overcomes it.
I would recommend it to everyone, whether it be in English or Spanish.
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.La Sombra del Viento = Shadow of the Wind (Autores Espanoles E Iberoamericanos)
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by: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

June 30, 2006
This is a beautifully written book, wonderfully evocative of post civil-war Spain. It's probably the best book I've ever read - I couldn't put it down and stayed up all night to finish it! Now I've had to buy the Spanish version to enjoy it in it's original form. Apparently there will be more in a series, and I can't wait!
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.Novelas Ejemplares 1 (Letras Hispanicas)
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by: Miguel de Cervantes

1999-11
This is a beautifully written book, wonderfully evocative of post civil-war Spain. It's probably the best book I've ever read - I couldn't put it down and stayed up all night to finish it! Now I've had to buy the Spanish version to enjoy it in it's original form. Apparently there will be more in a series, and I can't wait!
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.Fiesta Del Chivo, La (Narrativa (Punto de Lectura))
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by: Mario Vargas Llosa

September 30, 2006
Although far more brutal and savage than Truman Capote's 'In Cold Blood', Vargas Llosa's Fiesta del Chivo must rank as one of the best factual novels of all time.
La Fiesta del Chivo is a harrowing collection of memories and personal histories, whose focal point is the life and ultimate demise of Dominican Republic dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The beauty of this maccabre book is that Vargas Llosa not only relates the facts and history of Trujillo's era, but he also takes great care to study the man behind the dark glasses, examinging him minutely from a human perspective. To bring home the barbarity of the tyrant's rule, Vargas Llosa also takes a wider perspective, based on the experiences of several people who suffered under Trujillo's rule. ... Read More:
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.La Catedral del Mar
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by: Ildefonso Falcones

October 07, 2006
I have just been lent the Cathedral of the Sea (La catedral del mar) by Ildefonso Falcones, and I haven't been able to put it down since. Magnificent, intoxicating - although simple in style the story is simply captivating. From the very first chapter you are brutally introduced to the ways of medieval Barcelona and Catalunya. You follow a tale of father and son as they struggle from slavery through diseases, war and noblemen conspiracies never loosing hope. Fate, love, money and Inquisition fight each other for power, while in the background the Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral is slowly built by the 'people' of Barcelona.
This book is a keeper.
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.San Manuel Bueno, Martir (Letras Hispanicas)
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by: Unamuno

December 31, 1995
I have just been lent the Cathedral of the Sea (La catedral del mar) by Ildefonso Falcones, and I haven't been able to put it down since. Magnificent, intoxicating - although simple in style the story is simply captivating. From the very first chapter you are brutally introduced to the ways of medieval Barcelona and Catalunya. You follow a tale of father and son as they struggle from slavery through diseases, war and noblemen conspiracies never loosing hope. Fate, love, money and Inquisition fight each other for power, while in the background the Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral is slowly built by the 'people' of Barcelona.
This book is a keeper.
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.Cronica de Una Muerte Anunciada (Vintage Espanol)
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by: Gabriel Garcia Marquez

2003-10
I have just been lent the Cathedral of the Sea (La catedral del mar) by Ildefonso Falcones, and I haven't been able to put it down since. Magnificent, intoxicating - although simple in style the story is simply captivating. From the very first chapter you are brutally introduced to the ways of medieval Barcelona and Catalunya. You follow a tale of father and son as they struggle from slavery through diseases, war and noblemen conspiracies never loosing hope. Fate, love, money and Inquisition fight each other for power, while in the background the Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral is slowly built by the 'people' of Barcelona.
This book is a keeper.
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.La Voz Dormida (Narrativa (Punto de Lectura))
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by: Dulce Chacon

May 30, 2006
I have just been lent the Cathedral of the Sea (La catedral del mar) by Ildefonso Falcones, and I haven't been able to put it down since. Magnificent, intoxicating - although simple in style the story is simply captivating. From the very first chapter you are brutally introduced to the ways of medieval Barcelona and Catalunya. You follow a tale of father and son as they struggle from slavery through diseases, war and noblemen conspiracies never loosing hope. Fate, love, money and Inquisition fight each other for power, while in the background the Santa Maria del Mar Cathedral is slowly built by the 'people' of Barcelona.
This book is a keeper.
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