E' paradossale che un romanzo la cui trama è incentrata sul potere della lettura, su come questa possa influenzare gli stati d'animo delle persone e le loro decisioni, insomma un atto d'amore per i libri, riesca viceversa a non trasmettere assolutamente nulla al lettore.Comincia bene, con un prim...
Firstly, I would like to say that the translation was very good, sometimes a book that has lost it's native voice does not come across as well but this did not feel as if I had to fight through the language.Secondly, this is not a literary masterpiece but a good old fashioned thriller that satisf...
I was disappointed with this book. The idea of book-nerds having super powers is of course fantastic. Unfortunately, I was able to solve quite a few pieces of the "mystery" well before the characters caught on - and I am rarely able to figure out the secrets in the story earlier than they are rev...
Somewhere between two and three stars for me. The plot and pacing is interesting; the character development is mediocre.I liked the concept - the literal power of reading - however it alone wasn't enough to hold my attention. My lack of empathy with the characters was most noticeable when the lov...
Belle et captivante histoire...j'ai passé un très bon moment en étant complètement captivée par l'atmosphère des livres et des bibliothèques dans un monde fascinant où certains personnages ont des capacités qui leur permettent d’influencer la perception des autres lorsqu’ils lisent, tout ceci ave...
The book has an interesting idea, but sadly the writing does not carry through. Birkegaard somehow manages to make every single beginners mistake possible, from deus ex machina to not following the rule of "show, don't tell", not to mention the extremely irrational and inconsistent characters. Pr...
Loved this book. Easy to read. A bit of an unusual story. It's about a book store. It starts with the owner, Luca, dying in the first chapter (in a mystifying manner). Turns out his son, a quite successful lawyer, who he hasn't spoken to in about 20 years, inherits the place. As it turns out, thi...