Shadow of the Wind Discussion - Tuesday, January 15 2008

We will be discussing our latest book selection The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon at our next book club meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 7pm at Maureen's house in Bethel Park. I will send a separate e-mail to give people the address and directions - please contact me, Patti, or Kathy if anyone needs a ride and we would be happy to make arrangements for you to be picked up. Kathy has offered to facilitate the discussion since the book was her selection and she has found some readers guides that will provide additional insight to our discussion. Remember to BYOB and try to be on time so that we can start our discussion precisely at 7:30pm and finish at about 9pm.

I just finished the book and I found it to be a romantic, gothic novel, with lots of mystery, history and intriguing situations that really kept me interested until the very end when "all is revealed" through some very dramatic events. The characters in this book, I thought, were very likeable and the story was engaging - as events unfold, you become more and more intrigued by the sad and disturbing storylines that include not only the lead character, Daniel Sempere, but also his friend Fermin, his nemesis Fumero, and other characters from the past like Juilian and Penelope.

It would be interesting to have people post their comments here about their impressions of the book so far and whether or not book club members think it was a good selection. Let us know what you think.

We also have some other business to discuss related to the locations for future meetings - so be prepared to bring you ideas to our meeting on Tuesday, January 15 at 7pm. See you then!