The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the wind is a book you feel with all your being. The laughter, the suspense, the tragedy, all of it captures your soul and remains in your heart as though you yourself are in the story which dragges you into its dark alleyways of the spanish capital, slowly unfoldig the mysteries of the city and the life story of the brilliant author Julian Carax. I laughed, I cried, I was scared and suprised, and shook to my very core, all by this book.

This story is about a man's books and how they changed the lives of those who knew him and those who happened to realise the true value of his work. And also about a boy, who risked his own life so that the life of his favourite author would never be forgotten.

Short summary: One evening Daniel's father takes his 10 year old son to the "Cemetary of Forgotten Books" where he is allowed to pick out one book to take care of. By slim chance he picks out "The Shadow of the Wind" by the mysterious author Julian Carax. As time passes Daniel becomes more and more intrigued by the book and it's unknown writer. He discoveres that dark shadows lure in the streets of Barcelona, all trying to get a hold of his book for various reasons. As he begins to investigate Julian's past a story of great pain, love, jealousy and hatred unravels before him, sucking in him, and those who are close to him. What secrets will Daniel find while hunting this shadow of the wind?

If you haven't read this book I urge you to do so right away, the feeling it has left me with is undescribable, and yet it seems so familiar. It is the breathtaking feeling you get after reading a great book. One of those rare books that are really worth reading. A feeling well described in this book by the way, because it is, after all, first and foremoast a story about books and how they influence our lives.