Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Hardcover | Pages: 301 pages Rating: 3.6 | 17027 Users | 1262 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Midnight Palace (Niebla #2) |
| Author | : | Carlos Ruiz Zafón |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 301 pages |
| Published | : | May 31st 2011 by Little, Brown and Company (first published November 18th 1994) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Mystery. Horror |
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In the heart of Calcutta lurks a dark mystery. . . . Set in Calcutta in the 1930s, The Midnight Palace begins on a dark night when an English lieutenant fights to save newborn twins Ben and Sheere from an unthinkable threat. Despite monsoon-force rains and terrible danger lurking around every street corner, the young lieutenant manages to get them to safety, but not without losing his own life. . . . Years later, on the eve of Ben and Sheere’s sixteenth birthday, the mysterious threat reenters their lives. This time, it may be impossible to escape. With the help of their brave friends, the twins will have to take a stand against the terror that watches them in the shadows of the night—and face the most frightening creature in the history of the City of Palaces.Define Books Conducive To The Midnight Palace (Niebla #2)
| Original Title: | El Palacio de la Medianoche |
| ISBN: | 0316044733 (ISBN13: 9780316044738) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Niebla #2 |
| Setting: | Calcutta(India) |
| Literary Awards: | Science Fiction and Fantasy Translation Award Nominee for Long Form (Honorable Mention) (2012) |
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from Murphy's Library http://www.murphyslibrary.com/Ive been presented to Zafóns writing with The Shadow of the Wind, a few years ago. I remember it took me a while to really get into the book, but once I did it, I couldnt put the book down until I was done reading it. So when I saw Book it Forward had this ARC open for a tour, I quickly signed up. And Im glad I did it, because Zafón got me hooked again!The Midnight Palace tells us the story of the twins Ben and Sheere. They were newborns whenI'm a little confused about this book. I didn't quite get the reason behind why Ben and Sheere were such a target. It was explained in the book, but I thought the reasoning was a bit simplistic and didn't really make sense. But then, maybe the reasoning was complex and over my head. Or maybe, it was lost in translation.Another thing that I questioned was the characters' names. The setting is Calcutta and several of the main characters' names were English. Ben, Ian, Isabella. Mind you, it was
I absolutely loved this book and this is my final book of his until cant wait for that is a understatement,it was nice it was set in Calcutta and not Barcelona for a change.this was my least favourite of his books but still a wonderful and enchanting reading,please dont let this put you off this book I still rated it a 5 more 4.5* if I could but if love Zafons work then youll love this no doubt.
In my yearlong course to read everything of Carlos Ruiz Zafon, I am now into his recent YA novels, each that have a similar theme to them. I loved the quartet/quintent of novels that comprise the Shadow of the Wind/Cemetery of Forgotten Books Series. I also loved Marina. There are four of these novels left, the first is the Prince of Mist. This second one, called the Midnight Palace is also named Niebla #2. But I have no idea who Niebla is, nor how the books might be connected. Even though they
I'm a little confused about this book. I didn't quite get the reason behind why Ben and Sheere were such a target. It was explained in the book, but I thought the reasoning was a bit simplistic and didn't really make sense. But then, maybe the reasoning was complex and over my head. Or maybe, it was lost in translation.Another thing that I questioned was the characters' names. The setting is Calcutta and several of the main characters' names were English. Ben, Ian, Isabella. Mind you, it was
My disappointment in this book can be described in three words: Insufficiently explained superpowers.
Those places where sadness and misery abound are favoured settings for stories of ghosts and apparitions. I think I can sum up my disappointment in this book in a sentence: Fantastic ideas that are described in breathtakingly beautiful prose but never explained properly.This isnt going to be a long review because I had the same problems with this book as I did with The Prince of Mist.There was just not enough explanation and, it might just be me, but I couldnt get over that. Im trying so hard
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