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Day 8:

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I guess, some of knew what was coming when I placed my comment on Day 7 regarding Day 6 (Pillars of the Earth). Well, here's the thing, I did like "La catedral del mar" (#CathedralOfTheSea) by #IldefonsoFalcones. It is about the uring the construction of a cathedral. But it is the lesser known Santa Maria del Mar, not the...

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Day 8

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...#SagradaFamília of the Catalan #AntoniGaudí (to be completed in 2033.)

That wasn't the only disappointment. I had expected something like Pillars of the Earth, but architecture is pretty much absent and construction work is chiefly just a background story.
That said, as it was one of my first novels in...

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...Spanish, and the medieval court intrigues were interesting, I still remember it fondly.
It is all about managing expectations, I guess. ;)

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I did not see that coming (as I never heard of the novel).

Still, Santa María del Mar is a beautiful cathedral!

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