Book Thoughts: The Shadow of the Wind

Set in a noir version of post Spanish Civil War Barcelona where somehow everyone is one degree removed from a brilliant yet fantastically unsuccessful author.

It's alternate name, The Cemetery of Forgotten Books is a better one, I think.

The plot was a little just so, still I enjoyed it enough not to put it down. A big plus was the chance to travel to Barcelona through the book.

Some quotes from the I enjoyed:

“The moment you stop to think about whether you love someone, you’ve already stopped loving that person forever.”

“The nurse knew that those who really love, love in silence, with deeds and not with words.”

2025-03-24