Saturday, February 22, 2014

Marina, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón


It’s difficult to choose only one book, because there are so many 
books that I love… But I choose Marina, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

This story takes place in Barcelona in the XX 20th century. It’s about Óscar, a boy who lives in a boarding school. One day, walking around, he discovers a neglected big mansion. Marina lives there, and Óscar and she establish a friendship. Since thirty years ago for thirty years, Mijail Kolvenik obsesses about the idea of immortality and correcting people’s deformations deformities. He keeps himself alive by a serum, but it starts to run out… When these two stories cross, Marina and Óscar will be in a real danger. 

I really liked this book. It has it all: thrill, danger, romance, 
sadness… But above all, it’s a story about compassion and love for the most important person in your life. The end it’s very thrilling. And the book has also got a lot of thoughtful and philosophic quotes. Carlos Ruiz Zafón got it: after “The trilogy of the fog”, he surpassed himself again.

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