The Angel's Game
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
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Author: Carlos Ruiz ZafónTranslator: Lucia Graves
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-06-16
ISBN: 0385528701
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: "Everything is a Tale"
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Angel's Game" is a prequel to Zafón's previous novel "Shadow of the Wind". Actually prequel is not the right word, the story takes place in the same general neighborhood in Barcelona and has some of the same minor characters as well as the same mood and ideas (like the wonderful "Cemetery of Forgotten Books"), but it's not about the same people. The story is about an author named David Martin who accepts an assignment to write a book for a very rich client.
An offer too good to be true.
David believes that once a write accepts money of praise for his books he is actually selling his soul - in David's case he sold his soul to the devil. In a spinning and elaborate tale, using Zafón's sarcastic and macabre style, David is manipulated and pulled into events beyond his control, committing crimes and being chased by the crooked police, criminals and his own conscience while losing everything he loves.
I found the characters in the book to be more dimensional than "Shadow of the Wind", the pace a bit slower and purposeful. The book is very enjoyable, even though I didn't laugh as much as I did reading "Shadow of the Wind", I still enjoyed Zafón's cynicism, his story telling and prose.
I'm not used to reading horror / goth / spooky genre so some parts of the book were a bit freaky to me - however I took great joy in the embellished prose which pulled me to "Shadow of the Wind".
A big acknowledgment to the very fine translation by Lucia Graves who, once again, did a masterful job.
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