Technicolor-green fields
Fermín is a character who has done time as a tramp, and perhaps because of the hunger he's suffered, he...
On keeping secrets
An intriguing definition of what makes a secret worth keeping - not the secret itself, but those from whom it...
As weighty as …
A refreshing change from references to lead and other heavy materials, I liked this silence as weighty as the Swiss...
The Cemetery of Forgotten Books
The whole intricate plot of Ruiz Zafón's Shadow of the Wind begins with his father taking him to this labyrinthine...
As natural as…
If someone said 'as natural as...' what would pop into your mind? 'Tap water' seems unusual, but when we are...
A curse in its Sunday best
May you be spared any such presence and any such curse. Great phrasing though.
'His presence was...
Riding bicycles and darning socks
An irreverent assessment of anarchists, though having never knowingly met one, I can't speak for its accuracy. Maybe historically there...
Book as mirror II
One of the most reassuring and surprising insights I found in reading Harold Bloom's literary criticism, was the realization that...
Making invisible friends
This is a book lover's book, and the protagonist is the son of a bookseller, whose bookshop he takes over...
A place to get lost in
My idea of a bookshop or library to get lost in ... though not exclusively. I also love some of...
Dead languages or dormant minds?
There are some marvelous characters in The Shadow of the Wind, several of them highly opinionated and articulate orators, who...
Presents are for those who give
A generous dismissal of a recipient's need to feel worthy of a gift. Ruiz Zafón's book is full of generous...
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