Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Questions, Questions, Questions ~ The Angel’s Game

**** This post and comments will contain spoilers **** Awhile back, I received a few comments on my review of The Angel’s Game by Ellie and Gabby. They have quite a few questions about just who David was, who Corelli was, and just what happened in the novel. I loved this book, but it’s been over a [...]

#200 ~ The Shadow of the Wind

17 Sep By Jennifer 16 Comments

The BBAW theme for today is highlighting a book that you have read based upon the recommendation of a book blog. As it so happens, one of my favorite books of the summer came highly recommended from all over the book blogging community. Conversations with various people on Twitter prompted me to buy the book, [...]

Filed Under: Book Blogger Appreciation Week, book review, fiction, Gothic Fiction, male author Tagged With: Barcelona, BBAW Daily Topic, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Cemetery of Forgotten Books, Shadow of the Wind, Spain, The Angel's Game

Vacation Reading 2009

24 Jul By Jennifer 9 Comments

Today we’re getting ready for our vacation to Michigan. We can’t wait to see our family and it’s been a while since I’ve been home. When I’m there, I’m looking forward to spending time with friends, family – especially my nieces Carly (9 months) and Lawson (3 weeks). I can’t wait to give them hugs [...]

Filed Under: About Literate Housewife Tagged With: Admission, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Ellen Feldman, Eva Etzioni-Halevy, Garth Stein, Grand Haven Michigan, Grand Rapids Michigan, Jean Hanff Korelitz, Lake Michigan, LibraryThing, Michelle Moran, Nefertiti, Scottsboro, Shadow of the Wind, The Art of Racing in the Rain, The Song of Hannah, vacation reading

#184 ~ The Angel’s Game

22 Jul By Jennifer 25 Comments

The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón As a lover of Gothic fiction, I was over the moon to have been selected to snag a copy of The Angel’s Game from LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers program. I was far from disappointed. Despite a vague sense that the novel was long, I loved the story and quickly [...]