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I don't think this is a book that I would've picked up on my own initiative. The cover looks so very cute and it's set in France so really, I would have felt, yea, maybe... then gone on and forgot all about it. Thanks to the publicist at MacMillan Australia though for sending me a copy because I so loved reading this book.
I was at the stage that I needed something light and this book was just perfect. It was written in such whimsical tones and yet, it wasn't chirpy in any way. In fact, when you ...more
I was at the stage that I needed something light and this book was just perfect. It was written in such whimsical tones and yet, it wasn't chirpy in any way. In fact, when you ...more
This book is built around the fanciful idea of a group of people whose calling it is to send books out into the world, where each one will, presumably, change someone's life. It was never really clear to me how the "passeurs" are supposed to choose the books or the recipients. And, in general, the story doesn't hold up too well to much scrutiny, but it doesn't really need to.
What I did like were the characters: The protagonist, Juliette; and Soliman, the owner of the bookstore who recruited Jul ...more
What I did like were the characters: The protagonist, Juliette; and Soliman, the owner of the bookstore who recruited Jul ...more
I bought this book in an English-language bookshop in Paris and it seemed a fitting purchase. The book is the story of a young woman in Paris going about her daily routine and feeling listless, then discovering something of a whimsical/magical bookshop with a team of people giving people just the book the person needs.
Overall, the book was trying too hard. The author really wants you to know about all the books she has read, or at least is familiar enough with to name/quote drop from. But the re ...more
Overall, the book was trying too hard. The author really wants you to know about all the books she has read, or at least is familiar enough with to name/quote drop from. But the re ...more
Oct 05, 2019
Blarneygod
marked it as to-read
Jan 05, 2020
Lisa
marked it as to-read
