Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Version: Paperback
ISBN: 9780767931113
Published: May 18th, 2010
Originally Published: 2008Publisher: Anchor
Genre: Fiction
REVIEW: I'm a little rusty and very tired so this is going to be a straight review. I fell in love with Carlos Ruiz Zafon in the very first pages of "The Shadow of the Wind" (the review can be found here) and I just knew that my love would only grow while reading "The Angel's Game," and sure enough it did. Zafon, once again, brought his unique voice to a rather strange story and made it sing. I found the story of David Martin irresistible and utterly alluring. Every time I thought that I had been twisted and confused as much as possible Zafon would throw another curve ball my way. And I loved every minute of it. I found myself thinking about the book even when I was doing other things, in fact I would sometimes lose myself in the thoughts of 'what's gonna happen next?' There is something about the book that makes it stick with me. I'm still thinking about it and it's been a week since I finished it. Now that is something really special.
Zafon has such a beautiful writing style, there is poetry about it and as strange as it sounds almost a levity in his words even during the darkest bits. His writing makes me want to write, to create to strive for the very highest level of creativity. Very few authors are talented enough to do that, to make someone want to reach for a pen, a paintbrush, a can of spray paint. There was something about "The Angel's Game" especially that made me feel like writing a novel of my own.
The main character was David Martin and he was rather pathetic. He was a hard character to fall in love with, instead I found myself feeling sorry for and hating him in equal measure. Despite having these conflicting feelings I found myself rooting for him, hoping that something would go in a better direction for him. I promise I'm not going to say anything more because I don't want to spoil it for anyone but David Martin is one of the strangest and most frustrating characters that I have ever come across and he's a character that you won't want to miss.
"The Angel's Game" was all around a fantastic read and an edge of your seat story. I highly recommend finding a copy of the book somehow because it is highly worth reading. I read it in about 4 days and I promise you it's not because I'm a crazy fast reader it's just that good, it's not a book that can be put down. Carlos Ruiz Zafon has done it yet again with "The Angel's Game" and I can't wait to see what he brings me next. I can solidly say that Carlos Ruiz Zafon has become one of my favorite authors now and I think that he might just become one of yours as well. I know that I am doing this book a disservice by leaving it at that but there is so much mystery about it and so many twists and mind blowing moments that I would be doing an even greater disservice by revealing anything more. So forgive me dear readers for leaving it a little short and so very trimmed of juicy parts. Go out and pick up a copy and read it for yourself and you will find the magic there, in the pages and in the story rather than trying to simply get a whiff from my review.
