I just came home from the library, where I paid a 70 cent fine for The Angel’s Game. It was well worth it (and I do apologize to anyone in my library system who was waiting for me to return the book. I trust you’ll understand, once you read the first page. Or that you already understand because you have read The Shadow of the Wind.)
As an aside, mom… I’d love a copy of The Angel’s Game for my birthday. I know. I’ve read it. But it’s a book that needs to be OWNED. Just looking across the room at The Shadow of the Wind and knowing I can pick it up and read a line or two is… well, it’s important. I’d do the same thing with The Angel’s Game.
And OMG, I just read the Author’s Note on Amazon… there will be four! FOUR! Must own all four. (And hmmm has anyone ever thought about turning these into movies? I know those of us who love the books would probably not love the movies but… there’s potential there, don’t you think? And I think Zafon should make a millions of dollars, without having to sell his soul, and movie sales might help that.)
You’ve intrigued me, must get Shadow of the Wind, because you have to start at the beginning, right? In the meantime, and trying to figure out what the illusion to Angel’s Heart is in PW’s review of SOTW….the movie? Before I start a book with any substance, I’ve read the flap, a few of the reviews and a bio of the author. Do you do this too, or do you like beginning with no preconceived notions?