Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

  • Started on: 2010-09-05
  • Finished on: 2010-09-10
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

I planned on reading a bit yesterday and finishing this book this morning but I just could not put it down. I loved this book as much as Zafon’s previous book, The Shadow of the Wind. It takes place in the same world, with some of the same characters. It is story with mostly real must some magical elements. The main character is a writer who is approached by a man who offers him a lot of money to write an influential work. Like in Shadow there is a historical mystery taking place in the background. The climax is very full of action which resolves some of the story but for me didn’t quite understand the entire clue. However it is a very good read, four out of five stars.

  • Started on: 2010-09-05
  • Finished on: 2010-09-10
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): General Fiction

I planned on reading a bit yesterday and finishing this book this morning but I just could not put it down. I loved this book as much as Zafon’s previous book, The Shadow of the Wind. It takes place in the same world, with some of the same characters. It is story with mostly real must some magical elements. The main character is a writer who is approached by a man who offers him a lot of money to write an influential work. Like in Shadow there is a historical mystery taking place in the background. The climax is very full of action which resolves some of the story but for me didn’t quite understand the entire clue. However it is a very good read, four out of five stars.