Romantic and diabolical ...

The game of the angel
When we read the Shadow of the Wind, you get into playing the game of the angel with the expectation of finding this atmosphere, the characters who made history and from this point of view, I have not disappointed. Of course one can dispute the fact that the author borrows his first book themes, places like Barcelona, ​​Books Cemetery, proper names like Sempéré. But I liked the story of this talented writer who sees his destiny switch the day he comes to terms with an enigmatic character we understand its true nature. One can not escape his fate with impunity and the price is high if one breaks the contract. The investigation led by David the writer who wants to know the truth will lead into a spiral or death affects all those who have a direct or indirect relationship with this mysterious Corelli. This is also a novel of love and friendships impossible, David is constantly in the loss of beings who are dear to him and unable to live in their investigation period as the breeze. It will find its salvation in flight but must still pay the price. Its patron who never lost sight leaves him an unexpected destiny which we imagine the tragic suffering. The story is a mixture of reality, dreams and fantasy and David gets lost in the meanders of a past and a present which eventually escape even if he unravels the fabric of what remains the cause of his misfortune . I did not let this book from beginning to end; it's grim, gloomy, gothic, romantic and beautiful at once, Carlos Ruiz Zafon author could have been also a 19th century novelist in the tradition of the great romantics.