Most authors have spots of brilliant prose, which make up for the rest of their not-so-brilliant prose. Nearly all of Ruiz Zafon's prose, however, is brilliantly written. His vocabulary, and especially his metaphors and similes, place him above most writers. During one scene in which a character is creeping through a house at night, Ruiz Zafon reveals the presence of "the piano's endless grin" (rough paraphrase mine).
And, if you're not spellbound by the prose, you'll be taken in by the plot alone--a story you couldn't think of if you tried.
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
eakirk, January 21, 2008
Most authors have spots of brilliant prose, which make up for the rest of their not-so-brilliant prose. Nearly all of Ruiz Zafon's prose, however, is brilliantly written. His vocabulary, and especially his metaphors and similes, place him above most writers. During one scene in which a character is creeping through a house at night, Ruiz Zafon reveals the presence of "the piano's endless grin" (rough paraphrase mine).And, if you're not spellbound by the prose, you'll be taken in by the plot alone--a story you couldn't think of if you tried.
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