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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.
Galla –
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.
Kathleen Nugent –
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.
2stents –
A friend was reading a later book by Zafon, but I read some reviews, and most said that book wasn’t as good as "The Shadow of the Wind" so I thought I would read this first. It’s good, the plot moves along, the characters are well-defined, consistent within themselves, and interesting. The conflicts are compelling and there is an air of mystery that draws me in. Zafon is an interesting writer, and occasionally comes up with an original image. (At one point, he refers to "the perpetual grin" of a piano.)Still, I wouldn’t call this a great novel. I wouldn’t even say "I can’t put it down." At this writing, I’m only about half-way through the book, so it could always move me by the ending.
Elizabeth –
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.
K. McFarland –
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!
Diana –
This author creates a story that has many twists and turns with the ending not evident until the end. I highly recommend this exciting book.
Karen Ross –
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.
Daniel Myers –
Allow me pause to vent, fellow reviewers: Exactly what did you expect from a book with a Stephen king blurb across the cover? A new Cervantes, Joyce, Proust, Faulkner? Please. I bought and read this book knowing full well that I was entering a realm that did not aspire to “high art” but was meant to pull me into a breathtaking, mesmerising story. This feat Zafon accomplishes superlatively well, so much so that, having finished it, I feel haunted by wartime Barcelona and the characters who populate it in this book.Anybody reading this review will know the plot by now. There’s no point in my rehashing it. But I would like emphasize the facets that make this a great story rather than a merely good story:1. The Erotic, to which nobody seems to have given much heed. Daniel’s (and Julian’s) growth through adolescence and the mysterious, beatific visions of women with whom both of them first fall in love are handled most elegantly here. – No, I’m not elevating Zafon to the rarified airs of Dante and his Beatrice or Petrarch and his Lara. – But without this element of poetic eroticism permeating it, the story would fall flat.2. The bibliophilic theme, which others have (inevitably) noticed. If you have not felt at times as Daniel has, “…like someone who has escaped into the pages of a novel because those whom he needs to love seem nothing more than ghosts inhabiting the mind of a stranger” at least a few times in your life, then you will miss out on much of the story’s allure.
ealovitt –
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.
Terri Stewart –
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.