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A boy, a true reader and bibliophile, finds a mysterious and compelling book. He is so taken by the story that he sets out to find the author, a man presumed dead. Strange things begin happening. A mystery and a love story - conventional love, the love of books. I really enjoyed it.
Really well done with twists and turns and all the good stuff.
What an amazing book. I don't know that I describe it as a mystery, but there is number of subplots that you spend the book trying to figure out exactly how they fit together and understanding who's who.
It's a fantastic story and beautifully written. ...more
It's a fantastic story and beautifully written. ...more
I love this book. I first learned about it a couple of years ago when it was recommended as a summer read on NPR. It is fabulous. Once I picked it up, I could not put it down. It is a myserty wrapped up in romance and it is about book lovers. Nothing could be better!
Mar 02, 2010
Amy
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I have heard nothing but fabulous things about this book, but I couldn't get into it. I had three hours of driving ahead of me, and I had no desire to keep listening.
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Raina, my sister in law recommended this book to me. I have to say, once I started, it was hard to put down, and I read it with in two very busy weeks of my life.
I'll have to say that some of the scenes were a bit R rated. Not so much in a sexy romantic way, but more of a walked in on your parents kind of uncomfortable. So, don't get started if you aren't ready for that. Still, it was an interesting read, and I complex plot. I started writing dates down in the back cover at one point because I ...more
I'll have to say that some of the scenes were a bit R rated. Not so much in a sexy romantic way, but more of a walked in on your parents kind of uncomfortable. So, don't get started if you aren't ready for that. Still, it was an interesting read, and I complex plot. I started writing dates down in the back cover at one point because I ...more
I loved this book. It's a literary mystery in Spain after WWII featuring a young boy who finds a long-lost book by a mysterious author. He begins a quest to find out more about the book and the author.
Aside from being a very absorbing and haunting story, it is just beautifully written and really captures what it means to love books. It's one of the best books I've read in a while. ...more
Aside from being a very absorbing and haunting story, it is just beautifully written and really captures what it means to love books. It's one of the best books I've read in a while. ...more
One of the best books I have ever read. I have recommended this book to so many people. It has been eleven years since I’ve read this book but it still has left such a tremendous impression on me.
Did I enjoy this book? I did? Did I think it was great? Not really? In some ways I did feel it was rather predictable, and wondered at some of the loose ends.
If a book is lost and no one else has ever read it, did it ever exist? A great adventure and an interesting story about books and the people who value them.
This book was only ok for me, I don't think it lived up to all the hype.
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Again, a book I read in like a day. It was an amazing experience, really.
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Oct 07, 2009
Clayton
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Dec 27, 2009
Christi
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Mar 20, 2014
Vesra (When She Reads)
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Nov 29, 2017
Candace Fox
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eve
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Tricia Spoonts
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