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Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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ele_esta_leyendo's review against another edition

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5.0

Un libro que consigue que te tiemble el corazón y el alma...

angevba's review against another edition

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5.0

Relectura: 22/01/20.
Sigo amando este libro tanto como la primera vez y siempre será de mis libros favoritos de toda la vida.

aritrigupta's review against another edition

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4.0

[a:Carlos Ruiz Zafón|815|Carlos Ruiz Zafón|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1601032197p2/815.jpg] is such a skilled storyteller. I do wish I can read one of his books in Spanish sometime. He describes things beautifully - people, places, emotions, situations. A common element in all the books is how engrossing they are. The story pulls you right in, and you cannot stop reading.
[b:Marina|4516|Marina|Carlos Ruiz Zafón|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1165444662l/4516._SX50_.jpg|1882717] was darker and much more true to the horror theme than his other works. So, obviously, I lapped it up. It is a quick read, and I would've finished it sooner had life not interfered. Barcelona is described beautifully, and the city did seem like a perfect gothic background for undead creatures, ruined mansions and hopeless love.
Highly recommended.

ars_poetica's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Tengo la impresión de que esta es una historia de las que marcan a los jóvenes que se adentran en ella. Tiene su aura misteriosa, un caso truculento y un protagonista con el que uno puede empatizar; sus descripciones de Barcelona son espectaculares y te hacen verla bajo una nueva luz. Eso es muy meritorio.

La pena es que en ocasiones me sacaba de la lectura con su narración tan sobrecargada a ratos, con poco espacio para que respire el texto. Por lo demás, es una pequeña joya de la literatura española muy recomendable y especial. Su aura fantástica y lúgubre seguirán con ella por años y años.

manglitter's review against another edition

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5.0

Oh my god! Just heal for now my heart, you've been through so much and I'm not sorry for it.

This was my first book by Zafon which was waiting on my shelf for two years now with his other bestseller "The Shadow of The Wind" that I will be reading next that's for sure. I just don't know why it took me this long to read this author for I loved this book so much.

Now, about this book, it is a really good gothic book à la Frankenstein with a bit of The Phantom of the Opera kind of vibes which could be a scenario written by Guillermo del Toro. Also, this book don't belong to one genre but multiple ones like: Mystery, Thriller, Romance, Sci-fi, Horror...etc.

I loved the amazing and brilliant plot, the mysterious characters, the dark atmosphere which kept me mesmerized by the story till the end with the description of the late 70s Barcelona streets and their old hunted buildings. all in all, this book was everything I hoped it would be and it made me feel so many different emotions, I felt like was on a roller coaster in a positive way while reading it.

I'm going to listen to the audiobook in French that I found on Netgalley published by Audiolib. I'm so excited to have to experiment the same experience but in a different language.