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UPC:720238101309
Condition:Used
Genre:Action & Adventure
Platform:Sega Genesis
Region:NTSC (N. America)
SKU:GEN_EL_VIENTO
———This game is fully cleaned, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs.This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
| Weight | 8 lbs |
|---|---|
| Condition | Used |
| Product Type | |
| Platform | Sega Genesis |
| ESRB Rating | Not Rated |
| Players | 1 |
| Genre | Action & Adventure |
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It’s difficult to categorize this novel; is it a ghost story, a mystery, a love story, an historical novel, fantasy, or a riveting combination of all? Undoubtedly it is beautifully written and captures some of the flavor of Barcelona in the 1950’s. I found myself rereading certain passages and jotting down quotes because of their sheer beauty or appropriateness. It is definitely not a quick read but a novel to savor. The characters are fascinating, from the young Daniel and his loving and patient father, the irrepressible Fermin, the malevolent inspector, the mysterious Carax. It is novel about the ultimate power of books and of reading. Some comments criticize the use of a letter as part of the solution to the mystery but I think that adds to the impact. There are also negative comments about the treatment of women but this is set in Fascist and Catholic Spain during the first half of the 1900’s. Frankly I found this novel as moving and involving as the great novels of the 19th century and cannot wait to read the other three in the set. I only wish there really did exist such a library of forgotten boks.
A very interesting plot with lots of twists and turns. Half way through the book now and I find myself making all sorts of possibilities for it to end. Lots of new vocabulary for me to look up.
The Shadow of the Wind’s plot revolves around the mystery of an obscure writer named Julian Carax. His novels are the obsession of a horribly disfigured madman, named after a character from Carax’s books. This man who calls himself, Lain Coubert, the name of the devil in one of Carax’s novels, has made it his mission to find and burn each and every book written by the mysterious writer.Daniel Sempere, a boy who develops a fascination for the author after reading one of his novels, starts digging into Carax’s past.. Daniel is determined to uncover each and every secret. Why is someone bent on destroying the work of an author found murdered in an alley? Each and every answer to his questions simply lead to more questions and answers that lead to nowhere. Daniel’s curiousity turns the hunter into the hunted.Zafon’s novel is about obsessions that torture and haunt various people. Some may even describe the novel as macabre, but it also about an intense and desperate love that somehow created a hatred so deep, it surpasses time and even death itself. My best advise is to pay close attention, even to the smallest of details throughout the book. Each and every character plays a pivotal role in the mystery of the infamous novelist, Julian Carax, and the reason why someone would want to rid the world of every novel written by this man.This is a book I have every intention of re-reading. It has all the right ingredients that I look for in a book. The Shadow of the Wind is a compelling.
Daniel found a book that became his life quest. Why did someone burn all of the books and copies that this author had written? Why did every book dealer want to buy Daniel’s book? This story has so many twists and turns with an evil policeman trying to find this author and kill him. Why? Once started this story builds to a crescendo that will surprise the reader! Highly recommend!
This was my second reading of The Shadow of the Wind. I’ve long considered it one of my favorite books. I don’t often re-read a novel, but this one was worth it. My second time around, I saw a whole new depth in the characters. The humor and the love with which this book is written will stay with me for a long time. I’m soon taking a trip to Barcelona, so this set the mood for seeing that beautiful city through the eyes of the colorful characters in this book.
This novel is one of those queer modern European gothics where the supernatural is explained away at the denouement, but never quite to the reader’s satisfaction. Meanwhile through the bulk of the novel, supernatural devices are applied with a lavish hand: a haunted house; a man with no face; a cemetery of forgotten books; and characters who might or might not be dead.If you like novels that explore horror without giving themselves completely up to ghosts, vampires, and werewolves, “The Shadow of the Wind” is a walloping good read. It is of the same old-fashioned genre as Ann Radcliffe’s “The Mysteries of Udolpho,” a type of novel that I thought had been parodied out of existence by Jane Austen’s “Northanger Abbey.” However, with “The Shadow of the Wind,” Carlos Ruiz Zafón has succeeded in bringing the gothic back to life in the twenty-first century. It creaks ominously along, subplots resurrecting within plots like the multiplying corpses in “Night of the Living Dead.”The first-person narrator is a ten-year-old boy whose father changes his life by taking him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books. The boy, Daniel has already had a difficult life, as his mother died of cholera during the Spanish Civil War, and his home town of Barcelona has still not healed from that bloody conflict when this book begins in the summer of 1945.Along with the usual problems puberty brings, Daniel’s choice of book from the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, titled “The Shadow of the Wind” brings him unwel.
This book had everything. Love interests, murder, history, war, intrigue and well written. It wasn’t a book that kept me on the edge of my seat but it did have a unique outcome. I thought I had it all figured out and was getting disappointed. I was happy to be wrong. The descriptions were so good you felt like not only were you there but you also experienced their emotions as well. You can’t speed through this one, you have to take your time and savor the words.
This book is well written keeping the writer in a state of constant curiosity and waiting for what is to come! Mysteriously beautiful!! I recommend it to everyone who enjoys reading about human emotions – pain, terror, fear, self-discovery, hope, love, and happiness.
I loved this book. I was drawn into the story by the very first paragraph, and remained absorbed in it through the last sentence. I am disregarding some newspaper critics’ disparaging comparisons of Zafón to more "literary" authors such as Márquez, Eco and Borges. The Shadow of the Wind is great storytelling, and that’s what matters.The story is vivid. The sense of place is powerful. I was transported, and felt that I was in old Barcelona. The characters are fully drawn, even if a couple of them are romantic stereotypes, such as the blind girl Clara Barceló, who just happened to be a great beauty. I laughed along with Daniel’s cunning friend FermÃÂn Romero de Torres as he created outlandish but workable plans for solving the mystery of Julián Carax. (Fermin reminded me of the colorful, profane and crafty character Gus McCrae in Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove; Fermin was the best character in the story.) I sorrowed with the elderly governess Jacinta, as she recalled being torn away from the only person she cared about, young Penélope Aldaya. I felt Daniel Sempere’s terror of the sadistic police officer Franscisco Javier Fumero. I read the book over a period of several days, and during that time I had strange dreams every night. This is how much the story affected me.Of course no story is perfect. About two thirds through the book, the plot became a bit weak and predictable. I was able to figure out who the mysterious, sinister LaÃÂn Coubert was long before his true ident.
What is truly wonderful about this book, is that you don’t really need to settle into it. Its interesting right away. You immediately love the characters and get hooked on the mystery. I found myself staying up far too late into the night saying, “Okay, I’ll just read until I know what happens to him” or “Well, I can’t just leave it THERE for the night!”This book is remarkable. The characters are so wonderfully human and flawed that you find yourself relating to so many of them. I felt while reading this book that the story was so important. I wish it was on the syllabus for high school literature classes because you learn about the human experience in a time of war, but also the importance of acceptance and finding kindness in human nature while being genuinely excited to see where the story leads.
Kathy H-H –
It is a remarkable, complex book full of wildly written characters you will not soon forget. I found myself wishing they were real, certainly they are drawn vividly with the author’s descriptions. I feel as if I’ve seen Barcelona in the early 20th century. Its a beautiful, dark, thrilling, suspenseful tale of the power of books, of words, of family, and love (in all of its forms),
Kindle Customer –
From the first chapter to the last, I was most taken by the author’s prose and the beautiful images his snapshot of Barcelona shows the reader. I enjoyed this book as a great meal… Savoring each bite, but devouring the entire feast!
Yolanda S. Bean –
Despite its slow start and its at times dragging middle, by the last page of this book, I realized how much I really enjoyed it. Though the book had some inconsistent pacing, it certainly evolved into a surprisingly thrilling and dramatic conclusion. The translation felt quite smooth, and the book had a very well-written quality to it that many translated novels lack. The 1930s and `40s Barcelona setting provided an excellent backdrop to the story, too. And the imagery of the actual Cemetery of Forgotten Books will be one that lingers in imaginations long after the last page of the novel. The characters weren’t the most dynamic, and the main character, Daniel, seemed rather “blank”. But, by the end, he really grew on me. The lively side characters (Fermin in particular), despite their often sexist remarks, had much more developed personalities. The enigma of Julian Carax made for both an interesting plot and character. It was definitely a book geared towards bibliophiles! But, ultimately, it did not quite live up to the hype it received. And though listed as the first book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books trilogy, it felt very complete, so I am quite curious to see where the next two books will go, or if it will be more of a loosely connected sort of series…
Mev K. –
What an delightful read. This novel is written so well, one of the best I’ve read. The translator did a superb job translating it from Spanish to English.Book like this one does not come often, this is a true literary masterpiece. Looking forward to reading more from this author.
Jenny Cook –
This is by the far the best book I have read this year and dare I say perhaps the best book I have ever read. I do not say this lightly. On the cusp of a half century of living, I have read many many wonderful books and yet only a few remain etched in my memory. This one is one of them. First, this book reminded me why it is that I love reading and why it is that in this fast paced world, we can still be drawn to words strung on a page. This book obliterated my preconceived view that a foreign (Spanish) novel (translated and read in English) would be written in a cumbersome manner and encompass characters and events that would be anathema to me. The language is lyrical, yet fast paced and engaging without being high handed. It is one of those books where I have gone back and reread a sentence or paragraph for the sheer enjoyment and beauty in the turn of phrase. The story centres on a book which in turn connects a series of characters and draws them together. The story unfolds in Barcelona during the Spanish civil war, but although the era is referenced it is done obliquely and it is the characters and their relationships which stand front and centre. This novel will remind you of what it is to be human and how the human experience of living and relationship with others transcends time or place irrespective of nationality, religion, political affiliation or wealth. As I have said, it is beautifully written, relationships sensitively portrayed and narrative gently unfolds yet.
Alex Balkin –
Useless to start enumerating the reasons, it would take too long and my words would be inadequate. Suffice it to say that this is storytelling at its absolute best. Let yourself go and be part of it. Get ready to cry out with joy, horror and sadness. Prepare to put the book down because it’s unbearable. Steel yourself for inner tears that you forgot you had. Buckle up for a journey across time and exquisitely portrayed characters in Barcelona 1900-1950… I cannot wait for my memory to fail me enough to – once again – turn the pages of this utterly gripping and charming book. If books are friends, and they are, then this one is one of my favourite companions. Enjoy!
ESP58 –
I almost put it down at first, way too much on the flowery description. Zafon should be given a ticket for excessive simile. However, about a hundred fifty pages in the action really picks up and away you are carried. Great character development and many twists and turns. He even dials back the simile as the plot thickens. A book well worth the time.
Man of La Book –
“The Shadow of the Wind” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón is a 2001 fictional story and a worldwide best shop. The book follows a young boy named Daniel and has possibly one of the best literary inventions of the decade the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books”.The book takes place in Barcelona before the Spanish Civil War. Our hero, Daniel, is taken by his father to a secret place called the “Cemetery of Forgotten Books” (as a book lover, this opening immediately got my attention). The “Cemetery” is a huge library of old books that no-one remembers run convincingly by a select few. The tradition is that everyone who get initiated is allowed to take one book and must do everything they can to protect it. Daniel selects a forgotten book called “The Shadow of the Wind” by an unknown author named Julian Carax. After he finishes reading the book he starts looking for other books by this author. During his search he comes across a man named Lain Coubert – which in the book is the Devil. Mr. Coubert has been buying Carax’s books for many years only to set them on fire.There is much more to this book, interwoven stories about love gained, love lost success, and failures all somehow tied to the dead or alive Carax.I love books about books and this biblio-adventure is no different.Reading “Shadow of the Wind” and couldn’t put it down, even though Goth is not my genre. The story is well rounded, combining politics, romance, horror and fantastic wit into a skillful narrative. Even though the plot twist.
KayakFisherman –
This is the best book I have read this year, period. This story had me fully enveloped in postwar Spain. What was just as amazing to me was the fact this is a translation, the translator herself is an artist in her own right. About halfway through, I ordered the rest of the books in the series and I eagerly await them. If you like dreamlike, poignant writing, then this is for you.
C Santos –
This is probably one of the best books I have ever read. Mystery, drama, scary at times, sadness, passion… I can go on and on. It is also rare I don’t read a book where I can’t predict the ending or least a few major plots but this one; I gasped out loud at least 3 different times.Most importantly it’s a story about books, the artistry of authors and how we should never take our power to read for granted.Excellent book.