Comments on: The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/ The online community for book lovers Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: kay peaden http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/#comment-9479 kay peaden Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:06:29 +0000 http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/#comment-9479 I also found The Angels Game very thought-provoking. Not wanting to be trivial,I think Corelli and David are like Dr Who mixed up with Faust Im confused about the point of Cristina and the comment that David will see her die in his arms - does that mean that he can change history? Touch of Titanic in there as well as Cristina sinks into the depths of the frozen topped water. I thought that Corelli did psychic surgery on David as part of the bargain and I was expecting the end to be that David's tumour would come back when he broke the deal. I also found The Angels Game very thought-provoking. Not wanting to be trivial,I think Corelli and David are like Dr Who mixed up with Faust Im confused about the point of Cristina and the comment that David will see her die in his arms – does that mean that he can change history? Touch of Titanic in there as well as Cristina sinks into the depths of the frozen topped water. I thought that Corelli did psychic surgery on David as part of the bargain and I was expecting the end to be that David’s tumour would come back when he broke the deal.

]]> By: Jo http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/#comment-9154 Jo Sat, 22 May 2010 11:41:55 +0000 http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/#comment-9154 Many thanks for your comment. I will definitely get The Shadow of the Wind, I did enjoy The Angel's Game so feel certain I'd like other books by the author - and if it fills in some of the gaps I'm puzzling over in The Angel's Game then that'd be great. But thanks for your agreement that Corelli may be the Devil and for taking the time to try and answer some of my questions - I think I've bored everyone else with them! Many thanks for your comment. I will definitely get The Shadow of the Wind, I did enjoy The Angel’s Game so feel certain I’d like other books by the author – and if it fills in some of the gaps I’m puzzling over in The Angel’s Game then that’d be great. But thanks for your agreement that Corelli may be the Devil and for taking the time to try and answer some of my questions – I think I’ve bored everyone else with them!

]]> By: CW http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/#comment-9100 CW Sun, 18 Apr 2010 10:13:13 +0000 http://www.classicbookclub.co.uk/2010/04/17/the-angel%e2%80%99s-game-by-carlos-ruiz-zafon/#comment-9100 First off, have you read "The Shadow of the Wind", by the same author? If not, I strongly recommend it, as this is a (very loose) prequel to it. My interpretation is that Corelli *is*, in a very real sense, The Devil. If you take that as read then a lot of the points that you raised are resolved. For instance, he is trying to get David to create a religion in order to have more followers, or perhaps just to increase the amount of discord in the world. Following on from that initial assumption, Corelli uses his demonic powers to manipulate events so that his presence leaves no traces. Or, if such traces are left (such as the brooch), then the police and other authorities will naturally assume that all of the criminal acts in the book are solely the work of David himself. I think Corelli's demonic powers also explain how David's brain tumour suddenly vanishes. As for the rest of the fine detail questions you raise, I'm going to have to beg off answering them - my memory of these is sketchy. Again, read Shadow of the Wind; it won't answer many (or perhaps any) of these questions, but I think you'll really enjoy it. CW First off, have you read “The Shadow of the Wind”, by the same author? If not, I strongly recommend it, as this is a (very loose) prequel to it.

My interpretation is that Corelli *is*, in a very real sense, The Devil. If you take that as read then a lot of the points that you raised are resolved. For instance, he is trying to get David to create a religion in order to have more followers, or perhaps just to increase the amount of discord in the world.

Following on from that initial assumption, Corelli uses his demonic powers to manipulate events so that his presence leaves no traces. Or, if such traces are left (such as the brooch), then the police and other authorities will naturally assume that all of the criminal acts in the book are solely the work of David himself. I think Corelli’s demonic powers also explain how David’s brain tumour suddenly vanishes.

As for the rest of the fine detail questions you raise, I’m going to have to beg off answering them – my memory of these is sketchy.

Again, read Shadow of the Wind; it won’t answer many (or perhaps any) of these questions, but I think you’ll really enjoy it.

CW

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