4.0 out of 5 stars
La Sombra es mejor - The Shadow is better, January 7, 2011
This review is from: JUEGO DEL ANGEL, EL (Paperback)
(The following text is repeated below in English.)
El Juego del Angel por Carlos Ruiz Zafon es el sequel a La Sombra del Viento--o, mas bien, el prequel. Es una obra literaria demasiado verbosa. Sus 667 paginas llevan al lector mas alla que las fronteras del realismo. Quiza el autor se perdio demasiado en la nieblina de su Barcelona, la que llama "Ciudad de los Muertos," encontrando apoyo en el realismo mitico de Garcia Marquez. No me convencio. (El seudonombre para su ciudad probablemente se refiere a la guerra civil en Espana, pero las raices de dicha guerra esta menos presente aqui que en La Sombra.)
Un pequeno resumen: el escritor David Martin, pobre diablo con una enfermedad sin cura, acepta la tarea de escribir un libro sobre una nueva religion que me parece entre el panteismo y un culto del diablo. Ya sabra Usted que el pacto le cura a el. Andreas Corelli, el "angel" del titulo, le ofrece a David una fortuna para escribirle el libro. Existe tambien un triangulo del amor clasico para anadir picante al relato lo que es muy oscuro, mentalmente canson, y lleno de caracteres surreales. El Sr. Sempere de y "El Cemeterio de los Libros Olvidados" de La Sombra se encuentran tambien en sus paginas.
La Sombra del Viento, mas corto (576 paginas) y menos descriptivo, es la mejor obra de este autor, sin duda. Quiza el ha tomado demasiado a corazon la dicha de "escribir lo que sepa." Ambos libros tiene caracteres principales que son escritores. Sera que el Sr. Ruiz Zafon no ha vivido nada mas ni puede imaginarlo tampoco? Sin embargo, hay belleza en sus palabras, un canto de Cataluna que pica al corzaon.
Aun con estos negatives, El Juego del Angel es una lectura interesante. Al finalizar el libro me quede sin aliento--el afan del autor de terminar el libro deja a uno preguntandose, Que pasaba aqui? No soluciona nada--todo queda en misterio. Si quiere seleccionar uno solo de estas obras, recomiendo La Sombra. No obstante, El Juego del Angel es un entretenido libro de ficcion que me acuerda Faust.
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(El siguiente text se repite arriba en ingles.)
The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon is the sequel to The Shadow of The Wind--rather, the prequel. It is a literary work that is too verbose. Its 667 pages take the reader beyond the frontiers of realism. Perhaps the author becomes lost in the fog of his Barcelona, which he calls "City of the Dead," finding support in the mythical realism of Garcia Marquez. He doesn't convince me. (The pseudonym for his city probably refers to the civil war in Spain, but the roots of this war is less present than in The Shadow.)
A short summary: the writer David Martin, a poor devil with an incurable disease, accepts the task of writing a book about a new religion that seems between pantheism and devil worship. You already know that making the pact cures him. Andreas Corelli, the "angel" of the title, offers David a fortune to write the book. There also exists a classical love triangle to add spice to the story, which is very dark, mentally exhausting, and full of surreal characters. Mr. Sempere of and "The Cemetery of Forgotten Books" of The Shadow are also found in its pages.
The Shadow of the Wind, shorter (576 pages) and less descriptive, is the best work of this author, without a doubt. Perhaps he has taken too much to heart the adage "write what you know." Both books have principal characters that are writers. Can it be that Mr. Ruiz has done nothing more or can't imagine it either? Nevertheless, there is beauty in his words, a Catalonian song that tears at the heart.
Even with these negatives, The Angel's Game is an interesting read. As I finished the book I was breathless--the author's rush to finish the book leaves one asking, "What happened?" The writer resolves nothing--everything remains a mystery. If you want to choose only one of these works, I recommend The Shadow. Nevertheless, The Angel's Game is an entertaining novel that is reminiscent of Faust.
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