tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post3363008908269960559..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Crime Fiction Alphabet: Letter ZBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-54508820235447880182011-07-13T19:27:12.148-04:002011-07-13T19:27:12.148-04:00Bev, normally we agree on books, but...
I did try...Bev, normally we agree on books, but...<br /><br />I did try reading Zafon's SHADOW OF THE WIND when it first appeared since all my friends were reading it and loving it.<br /><br />I did try.<br /><br />But the Spanish to English translation just did not work for me. Spanish is such an idiomatic sort of language that when translated literally, it sounds overwrought and clunky. What can I say? I can't read it in Spanish because though I am basically fluent, I haven't read any Spanish is years and years.<br /><br />But I know what the cadence of it sounds like. I know when it's being translated well and when it isn't.<br /><br />Needless to say I haven't read any other books by Zafon. <br /><br />I'm making a sad face now. :)Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-48672768670803640512011-07-11T08:02:29.678-04:002011-07-11T08:02:29.678-04:00Thanks Bev - I have not read this author but shall...Thanks Bev - I have not read this author but shall certainly try 'Shadow of the Wind' first!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-11852113130627730552011-07-11T02:04:50.519-04:002011-07-11T02:04:50.519-04:00Thank you for this one Bev and for supporting the ...Thank you for this one Bev and for supporting the CFA throughout. There are certainly some interesting books highlightedKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-52639692972500098382011-07-11T01:17:57.399-04:002011-07-11T01:17:57.399-04:00I'm glad you wrote about The Angel's Game ...I'm glad you wrote about The Angel's Game because I started it, lost interest and returned it to the library. I wondered if I should have persevered with it - now I see I was right.<br /><br />It's a shame because I really liked The Shadow of the Wind.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-30578686221242261582011-07-10T22:03:27.222-04:002011-07-10T22:03:27.222-04:00I have not read Zafon. It is striking to have such...I have not read Zafon. It is striking to have such strong different opinions between two books by the same author. Have you developed any theories on why the second was not as well written?Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-84461520221079652202011-07-10T21:43:58.347-04:002011-07-10T21:43:58.347-04:00I want to try him and think I have Shadow of the w...I want to try him and think I have Shadow of the wind.<br /><br />My choice would be Vincent Zandri, great thriller author.Marcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10136238772526246675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-45891830341460309172011-07-10T21:02:39.466-04:002011-07-10T21:02:39.466-04:00Bev - I'm so sorry you were disappointed in Th...Bev - I'm so sorry you were disappointed in <i>The Angel's Game</i>. I've had that happen, too, where I devoured an author's first novel, only to be truly disappointed in her or his second effort. Thanks for your insights and this was a fine choice for "Z."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com