PALACIO DE LA MEDIANOCHE,EL [Paperback]

Carlos Ruiz Zafon (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Unknown; 1st. edition (2006)
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN-10: 9504915094
• ISBN-13: 978-9504915096
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,578,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carlos Ruiz Zafón is the author of six novels, including the international phenomenon The Shadow of the Wind. His work has been published in more than forty different languages, and honored with numerous international awards, including the Edebé Award, Spain's most prestigious prize for young adult fiction. He divides his time between Barcelona, Spain, and Los Angeles, California.

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please note..., February 2, 2007

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Cheryl K. Hughes (Hendersonville, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Palacio de la Medianoche (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

I have not read this book. I ordered it thinking it was the follow-up to The Shadow of the Wind. El Palacio... is an adolescent book as is El Principe de la Niebla, Marina, and Las Luces del Septiembre. So those of you breathlessly awaiting the follow-up to "Shadow", as I am, take note.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven and inferior, January 25, 2008

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Pipo Jones "bookworm" (PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: El Palacio de la Medianoche (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

After reading The Shadow of the Wind and El Principe de la Niebla, both of which I loved, I wasn't impressed with this novel. There's a quality to the writing (or perhaps a lack thereof) that doesn't make it involving and I found myself not caring much for the characters. There are elements of gothic novel here, but the psychological stimulus for horror is unconvincing and so the supernatural element falls flat. Although I wouldn't regret reading it, the novel didn't leave much of an impression and I'm convinced that in a few months I will forget that I read it.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fun quick read, September 1, 2008

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Carlos T. Mock "carloschicago" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: El Palacio de la Medianoche (Spanish Edition) (Hardcover)

Zafon Characterizes this book, along with El Principe de la Niebla, Las Luces de Septiembre, and Marina--as children books.

They should be read in that context.

The Midnight Palace is the meeting place of a secret society (Chowbar Society) of seven orphaned children from the St. Patrick's orphanage in the 1930's Calcutta.

There, Ben, a twin, is dumped on a rainy night by his grandmother in an effort to keep them safe from a ghost. At age sixteen, the orphans are released to face life as adults and on the last meeting of the Chowbar Society, Sheere, Ben's twin is made a member of the society.

Together the society solves the mystery of the twins tragic history and fight the dangers that confronts all of them.

Not as good as La sombra del viento or el Juego del Angel, but still makes for a great read.