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The Midnight Palace by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

morlaiyuh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

smithel's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

_mar97_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

3.0

moonxeph's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

veesmovingcastle's review against another edition

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3.0

Me parece que la trama del libro es espectacular, pero si se hubiese desarrollado con mayor profundidad sería mucho mejor y entretenido

anakuyenhn's review against another edition

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3.0

Este libro está ambientado en Calcuta de 1932, lo cual me gustó mucho, pues nunca había leído un libro ambientado en ese sitio. Nos cuenta la historia de Ben y Sheere, dos hermanos marcados por un pasado terrible que desconocen y los llevará a vivir una tragedia. En conjunto son sus amigos de la Chowbar Society buscaran encontrar un salida a la muerte que los acecha.

Esta historia está llena de misterio, donde hay mucho fuego, trenes, espíritus malignos y hasta una sociedad secreta, todo perfectamente hilado y contado con la maestría de las letras de Carlos Ruiz Zafón. Me parece que es un libro realmente excepcional, que puede llegar a mantenerte en suspenso durante toda la historia. Tiene una narrativa atrapante y maravillosa.

Si hay algo que puedo criticar de esta historia es el ritmo que tiene. El final me pareció muy apresurado para el tiempo que se tomo ir desarrollando la historia en un principio, sentí como que al final todo lo que estuvimos esperando durante muchas páginas se reveló en unas pocas, dejando la sensación de que algo no estaba bien y que era muy apresurado.

Reseña Completa: https://anakuyenhn.wordpress.com/2018/02/11/resena-el-palacio-de-la-medianoche-carlos-ruiz-zafon/

bookishagata's review against another edition

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4.0

3,5/5⭐️

catbrigand's review against another edition

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3.0

Incredibly rushed. I understand that it's marketed toward a slightly younger crowd than the other Ruiz Zafon works I'd read. But there was so much unexplained, as if the reader is supposed to inherently understand what's not being said.

m_bbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

marlisphillips's review against another edition

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3.0

zafón's writing is excellent as always. This just wasn't my kind of book. There were supernatural things going on that I just can't get into.