My favourite book by PLAMBE Pontevedra https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3 A book review by B1 and C1.1 students en-us 2021-03-11 12:12:14 UTC 2025-05-09 14:33:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png La sombra del viento https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1298366030 My favorite book is La Sombra Del Viento.
It's about  a boy that finds THE Book and wants to know more about the writer and his story.
I love the way it's written and how the author explains all that the boy sees. I also like the development of the characters and I think he really does a good job at  giving the boy a personality. 
It's definitely  a page turner and you'll enjoy every second of It. ]]> 2021-03-11 14:56:41 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1298366030 And then there were none. https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1301031657 This is a book I really enjoyed when I was young.
Ten strangers are sent invitations to visit the Soldiers Island and once there, they receive the message that there is a murderer among them.
This is a short story with a very interesting plot full of mistery and that it will hook you until the end.]]> 2021-03-12 02:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1301031657 Panza de Burro https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1307973611 It's the first novel by Canarian writer Andrea Abreu. A story about two girls growing up in a small town in Tenerife, it's become a must-read novel if you are a millenial girl.

The main characters in the novel are two friends, Isora and "Shit", living in their small hometown during the summer. Andrea Abreu is capable of describing a beautiful but dirty friendship, so real, full of idealization, jealousy and problems, like most young friendships are. She takes us back to that time, when we were young and we were finding out our fears and trying to understand friendship, class differences, sexual awakening...etc for the first time.

We follow these friends in a lot of typical summer situations  and we identify with them if we have grown up in a lower-middle class family during the 90's. It doesn't matter if your village was in Galicia or in the Canary lslands, we all share those thoughts, that fear, and that feeling when we meet someone who turns our world upside down in the same way that Isora did with "Shit's". Panza de burro is full of references to popular culture (Tazos, Pokemon, Messenger, Aventura's songs...) that make impossible not reading it with a melancholic smile in our faces, that sometimes turns into a sad face when we recognize ourselves at the worst anecdotes. 

The great strength of this book is that it was written from the uniqueness of her own Canarian language, a language which is personal, exuberant and full of musicality and rhythm. Sometimes you can't understand what you're reading but it isn't a real problem because it makes you feel closer to their characters.

Not only is a raw emotional book, but it also takes you back to that child who spent her summer asking herself why everything was so complicated at that time. For all  those 90's little girls, Panza de burro is a must.

Paula.]]> 2021-03-14 19:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1307973611 La PUERTA https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1402512396 La puerta is a book written by Manel Loureiro and it's about different Galician beliefs and a great police investigation about some murders. It's set in the surroundings of the city of Pontevedra, so they're familiar places for me.
It's a book with mystery and maybe a bit of horror for the most fearful. It's  easy to get hooked on this read.

Noelia Rey]]> 2021-04-10 13:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1402512396 The Kite Runner https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1403163208 The Kite Runner was written by Khaled Hosseini as a historical fiction novel. Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan. His family was granted asylum in the United States, right after the war broke out. Hosseini started writing his first book, “The Kite Runner”. The Kite Runner had me thrilled and moved, both at the same time. It tells the story of Amir and Hassan, the closest of friends and experts in the art of kite flying. The two young boys live in Kabul and this year they are going to try harder than ever to win the local kite-fighting tournament—a popular Afghan pastime. However, war comes to Afghanistan, and the country becomes an extremely dangerous place. Overall, this book was very captivating. This was a great book. I absolutely liked this book, but the ending is highly predictable. The smart usage of metaphors is what makes the book engaging and the writing meaningful. I encourage you to read this book. There is even a movie that goes along with it!

Vero A.

]]> 2021-04-10 21:13:11 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1403163208 El día que se perdión la cordura. https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1404394501 " El día que se perdió la cordura" was written by Javier del Castillo. This book talks about a man who was found by the police with a head of a woman in his hand. 
An FBI agent and a specialist try to analyze this man's behavior through psychology. Throughout the book, they discover different things until they know how that man came to have that head in his hand and whose head was that. 
The book is a mystery novel with a very interesting and entertaining plot but you have to be very concentrated to follow the plot because it has different time jumps.
Noa

]]> 2021-04-11 15:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1404394501 Patria yiw4b4mxwj2 https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1406496127 I’m going to write about my last reading. The book is called Patria and it was written by Fernando Aranburu.
The book is a novel and it describes the story of two families in conflict who live with the violence of a terrorism band (ETA) in Basque Country. It tells the situation from the point of view of the two mothers who are the main characters.
Although the book has a lot of pages and the narration can be a bit messy, it’s easy to read because it’s a realistic and addictive story. It seems that you are living the situation yourself.
Even though it’s a sad story, it’s interesting to read because you will learn more about the two faces of Basque Society for thirty years. So, I recommend to read it because it's the most courageous narrative about the violence in Basque Country. I really liked it.
This novel was a bestseller with many awards and it had a television adaptation in 2020.

Fátima C.

]]> 2021-04-12 09:41:06 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1406496127 EL PINTOR DE ALMAS https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1408883643 Historical novel written by  Idelfonso Falcones. Describes  the situation in Barcelona  at the beginning of the 20th century , the social sttruggles  between the working class at the bourgeoisie . Passion for art and a love story between Dalmau, young painter and Emma  who defend  the rights of workers . Different architectural styles,  is the time of the birh of Modernism.  
 Wonderfull story  of years marked by social tension in a city capable of rebelling against the power of tradition : The tragic week of Barcelona .
 I recommend it because it's a powerful story ,  dinamic   wih realistic characters easy to read  and  based  on  historical  facts. 
Manuela G,]]> 2021-04-12 18:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1408883643 La fundación https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1413127450 I am going to talk about a really surprising discovery. Although it was a compulsory reading because it is included in the curriculum of the high school Spanish exams, I found it to be very enjoyable and entertaining. La Fundación is a play which was written by Antonio Buero Vallejo. The book tells the story of five men who are in prison, sentenced to death. One of them thinks they are in a research center to work due to his feeling of guilt for betraying his colleagues (so he imagines all elements of the center, including people). In my opinion, this book is a perfect reading if you are looking for a captivating and thought-provoking story. It is also easy-to-read and sometimes the plot has an unexpected twist. There is only one negative thing I could say about the book, and it is that it sometimes seems a bit slow, but actually you will be highly entertained and it will keep you reading non-stop. Don't miss it!

Sheila Pérez 
]]> 2021-04-13 17:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1413127450 Cartas de Inverno https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1415838463 This book is called “Cartas de Inverno” and it was written by Agustín Fernández Paz. 
This book was one of the first I’ve read when I was in secondary school. In my opinion, this is the best fiction book I’ve ever read in my whole live. One of the things I like the most about it, is that it maintains the tension from the beginning to the end. The story is easy to read for adults and even teenagers.  I couldn’t put the book down until I got to the end. I definitely recommend it!
Antía Ortego]]> 2021-04-14 11:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1415838463 THE HUNGER GAMES https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1415845678 These books are a triology and they are my favourite books because they are very exciting. 
The story involves us from the firts pages to the end and you need to know if the main character survives and what happens with her district. 
Each year, there is a new Game where El Capitolio chooses two representants of each district and they fligth to survive. 
I recommend these books if you like the genres of science fiction, adventure or intrigue. They are very easy to read and the story lets you imagine all the characters and places because the books have a lot of details and good descriptions of everything. 
They're brilliant! 

Raquel]]> 2021-04-14 11:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1415845678 CARTAS DE AMOR https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1417439567 I'm going to talk about a book that I read in my second year of high school. I loved it.
It was written by Fran Alonso, a Galician writer, and it is called Cartas de amor. 
Although the title may lead us to think that it is a romantic book, it is not like that; there are nine sad stories in the shape of letters and all the protagonists are women. 
These women tell their lives, in which there are situations of war, homophobia, immigration, failed love affairs, deaths, kidnappings... 
It is a really interesting and entertaining book for both teenagers and adults. Since it deals with really sad, and realistic stories, I think it is not the most suitable read for children, even though it has a very entertaining plot and its stories hide a pedagogical purpose.
Don't hesitate to read it!

Ainoa Piñeiro]]> 2021-04-14 16:50:37 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1417439567 Holocausto cachy00 https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420206059 Gerald Green
This is a historical novel that takes place in Nazi German from1939 to 1945.
It tells the lives of two families, a wealthy Jewish familiy and a family of a Nazi officer and how everything changes arround them. The main character is Rudi Weis the eldest son of theJewish familiy . It’s well written although it's really sad, you konw which is the end. However the plot is brillant and you want to read more.Don’t miss it.
Mercedes

]]> 2021-04-15 09:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420206059 Reina Roja https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420269042 My favourite book is Reina Roja, it's written by Juan Gómez-Jurado. 
The book tells the story of Antonia Scott. She's a very special woman. She has a gift but at the same time she has a curse: an extraordinary intelligence. Thanks to her many lives, she has been saved but she has lost everything too. Today she's hiding from the world in her almost empty flat in Lavapiés, which she doesn't want to leave again.
It's an amazing book. Don't miss it.

Carla Conde]]> 2021-04-15 09:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420269042 AS ILLAS DOS DEUSES https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420348020 The story is set in Buenos Aires, in 1948. Castelao has finished his speech Alba de Gloria when a Franco´s secret police member is getting ready to kill him. The writer, cartoonist, and politician remembers his stay in Ons Island in the summer, when he finished his Degree in Medicine. Mixing fiction and historical facts, As illas dos deuses is an exciting, and fascinating novel written by Serafín Parcero from the reinvention of our history and the life of one of the most mythical figures in Galician culture. This novel was published by Xerais in 2021.

Manolo Outeiro]]> 2021-04-15 10:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420348020 La plaça del Diamant https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420422965 The last but not the least book I have read is about Natalia, a woman who lives in the Gracia district in Barcelona. The story is told in the third person, with almost no dialogue. At the square dance she meets Quimet, gets married and fills her house with children and pigeons. Quimet calls her Colometa. Quimet disappears in the war and in the cruel post-war period Colometa marries the grocer to survive but she always dreams that one day Quimet will come with his motorbike to take her children to the beach. And everything happens around the Plaça del Diamant.
Luis


]]> 2021-04-15 11:00:06 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420422965 A que altura está o ceo? https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420731941 This book deals with issues related to space. It has been written by Jorge Mira, who is a scientific popularizer. After reading this book, you can answer many questions, such as: what colour is the sun? Attention: it`s not yellow!; how high is the heaven?; how can we know this? It`s written in a clear and easy-to- understand language.
Pablo]]> 2021-04-15 12:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1420731941 EL BOSQUE DE LOS CUATRO VIENTOS https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1421334730 El Bosque de los Cuatro Vientos is a novel, that was written by María Oruña last August.
This novel is set in Galicia, in a Ourense region, Santo Estevo.
It deals with the nine Santo Estevo's rings.
It's set in  two different environments, one of them  is in 1830, where a woman called Marina fights social problems, love and other problems in that time; and the other is  nowdays, where a man, who is an anthropologist works joining historical pieces and he investigates that leyend (the nine rings) and he finds  a murder related to that,,which   took place in the Santo Estevo's Monastery.
I like  this book  very much because it's acareless novel and it writes about two completely different worlds. They are separeted and joined at the same time.
For me, It is enjoyable but , It is a little bit complicated to follow because the novel mixes  two different periods.
On the other hand, yo can't stop reading it.

Irene Cancela]]> 2021-04-15 14:40:27 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1421334730 El secreto del bambú https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1421978729 I´m going to write about my last reading. This book is a fable about personal growth, it was written by  Ismael Cala.  It tells the story of a secret that a father hides in a bamboo cane.
The chacarters are wonderful and they describe  the story very wel. The story is quite interesting and it´s easy to read. Although it´s not very exciting, I recomend it.

Elsa.


]]> 2021-04-15 16:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1421978729 CAMPOS DE FRESAS https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1422713598
Campos de Fresas was written by Jordi Sierra i Fabra in 1997. It’s about drugs and the wild life of teenagers. The protagonist is a  girl, called Luciana Salas, who takes drugs called extasis to keep her body active to end the party and spend time with her friends in the disco, known as Pandora’s.
Luciana’s parents go to the hospital immediately to know about her daughter's health . Three friends of Luciana wait in the emergency room for their friend's diagnosis, while they make the decision to communicate the event to Luciana’s boyfriend.

Mireya
]]> 2021-04-15 19:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1422713598 https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423008513 2021-04-15 20:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423008513 LA CATEDRAL DEL MAR https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423011568 "La catedral del Mar" by Ildefonso Falcones, is the book which has marked me the most.
It hooked me since the first page, the details which the author relates and the descriptions transport you to that room. It's a very well written novel. It describes technical terms of medieval architecture.
I think it's very easy to read and to follow the plot. The book mixes perfectly the hard works during the construction of a cathedral with the intricate life of a child who is born bastard, grown up slave and fights for his freedom during all his life. Set in  Barcelona in the 14th century, in which all turns around the wealth of the fiefds and the poverty, and forced loyalty, of the farmers to their lords.
I loved this book so much, and I recommend it to all my friends when they ask me for my perfect book.

Helena del Mar Casado


]]> 2021-04-15 20:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423011568 UN LUME AZUL https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423042178 If you like mistery novel... this is your book! 
This is one of the best books I`ve ever read!
The story is brilliant and it`s easy to read.
Although the beginning is hard and very intense because it describes violent scenes, as you read you want to know more... 
I couldn`t  put it down until I got to the end. 
It's not suitable for sensitive people.
I recommend it!!!! 

Mila Domínguez 

]]> 2021-04-15 20:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423042178 EL PRÍNCIPE DE LA NIEBLA https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423054433 This book is the first novel written by Carlos Ruiz Zafón.
It's a very interesting and exciting mystery story until the end. I couldn't put the book down until I finished reading it. Howewer, it has a bit dramatic ending.
 It's science fiction, although the characters are very realistic.
This is the favorite book of my teen son, although I enjoyed reading it too.
I highly recommed it for teenagers. However,, people of all ages can read it.

Romina Castro]]> 2021-04-15 20:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423054433 Piel de letra https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423151557 For the curious this name comes from one of the chapters of a book written by Laura Escanes.
Unlike most books that people are used to reading, this one doesn't deal with any story or the events that occur in it, but rather it talks about about feelings that we have all had at some point in our life. For example chaos, crying,pain...
This would be something negative, since for me it is not an easy book, since it can make you a bit sad, but I got something positive from this and it is that this makes you reflect .

I loved it because it is different 

Noelia González  ]]> 2021-04-15 21:10:17 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423151557 Bad Karma tinimusica https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423193038 The book begins with a death originated by a washed toilet fallen from a Russian space station!!! If you like to have a good laugh, do fun mental comics and think about your life in the end, this book is a great option.
It portrays life after death, the life of souls translated into Karma :)
It starts with an ant and even goes through an earthworm, through the karma that you are accumulating in your life.
A super recommendation with a good sense of humor and easy reading.

Vítor Rodrigues]]> 2021-04-15 21:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1423193038 Think a Number https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1426318030 This book is the first novel of my favourite writer. He´s called John Verdon. He´s a great writer in the United States. The book is called Think of a Number in original version or Sé lo que estás pensando in Spanish. It´s a mystery novel about a serial killer in New York.
The protagonist is a retired policeman who returns to solve crimes because he was the best detective in New York and he doesn´t adapt to being at home without working. It´s well written and the main character is the narrator. The story is quite interesting but it´s difficult to read because there are so many different people and a lot of things to follow. You can´t guess who is the killer until the very last page.
I love this author's writings because you have to be attentive at all times. I couldn’t put the book down until I got to the end. I can recommend it very much. John Verdon has written other books based on the same policeman. I have read them all¡¡¡

Rubén Hermelo.]]> 2021-04-16 16:55:04 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1426318030 "Cando Petan na Porta pola Noite" X.P.Docampo https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1430512054 Reading’s not my greatest passion, but lately I’ve had to read about different topics: from kitchen techniques in Galicia to comics in English, from old noir in Spanish to satire in Italian.
I’ll tell you about my latest reading, a book recommended to me and which accompanied me on my daily commutes to Vigo: "Cando petan na porta pola noite" by Xabier P. Docampo.
It’s a collection of popular horror stories, handed down orally, and put on paper for the first time and narrated by the author.
They’re those that his father told him as a child and which were an integral part of the customs and traditions of the time.
As it happens with all oral stories, they’re always in evolution and, therefore, subject to multiple variation that alters history and meaning. This was the author's main purpose, to stop the alteration of the stories told to him.
Three stories, different Galician places, protagonists and plots. Stories that get you and, if you’re forced to stop, you can’t wait to keep reading.
I’m not here to spoil the story for you or to advise you to read it, but to make a small confession: "if it came back to me again, I would happily read it" 

By Pierluigi Cavallo
]]> 2021-04-18 19:50:38 UTC https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1430512054 Angels and Demons by Dan Brown https://padlet.com/plambeeoipontevedra/hm78ac5eimcnh5s3/wish/1432523110 This book, published in 2000, is one of the many novels written by Dan Brown. It is a fiction novel set in Rome in which the main character is a scientist named Robert Langdon.
He investigates a crime which is related to the Illuminati, a secret group that exists in real life. The plot has an unexpected twist and the main character is wanted by the police. Finally, the scientific solves the crime.

I love this book because I like fiction novels and it tells the story of a brilliant scientist who solves crimes.
 
Iván Abalde. 
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