Review -- The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Angel's Game

by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Knopf Doubleday, 2010

554 pages

*I borrowed this book from the library.

Summary: After a difficult childhood, David Martin becomes a fiction writer who is commissioned to write a religious text for a mysterious publisher.

Review: My summary of this book is terrible because SO MUCH more happens in this book, but I am finding the plot difficult to explain without spoiling too much. So you are getting a bare bones summary and a YOU SHOULD READ THIS review. The characters are mysterious with a touch of supernatural, the plot is dark and fast paced, and the writing is wonderful. My only complaint is that parts of the plot were confusing and the ending did not answer all of my questions. I do think it will make a fantastic book club book and lead to a great discussion tonight. I loved all the main characters (even when they made decisions I did not support) and was completely immersed into the world that the author created. Rating: ****1/2 out of 5.

It's Monday! What are you reading? -- 7/12

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Happy Monday! Why am I so excited? Because yesterday I finished my book club's selection before tomorrow's meeting! YEA!!! And the book was GOOD. Really, really GOOD. What was it? The book was The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. If you enjoy plot driven books with a lot of mystery and a little supernatural element, then definitely check out this book.

Now that I am ready for book club, I am going back to reading The Passage by Justin Cronin (about 300 pages in). I received a few emails from other bloggers telling me not to give up on this chunkster, so I am going to take their advice and give it another week. No promises after that! I also started This Must Be the Place by Kate Racculia and so far am very intrigued.

What are you reading this week?

3 W Wednesdays -- 7/7

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What are you currently reading? Well, The Host got put on the back burner so I could focus on The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (for book club next week) and The Passage by Justin Cronin (page 298 and climbing).

What have you recently finished reading? I just read and reviewed The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (click on the title to read my review).

What are you reading next? I am not sure, but after The Host, The Passage, and The Angel's Game I am going to need a quick light read.

What are you reading?