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rrrinacore's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.25
Paris in the 1920s is one of my Roman Empires right now, so you can imagine how excited I was to go to Shakespeare and Company this year and get Sylvia Beach's book about the original Shakespeare and Company and read all about the writers of the Lost Generation who frequented that wonderful library and bookshop. But although it was interesting, it did put me in a small reading slump. It is fascinating how many great writers and artists Sylvia met but after 50 pages I stopped looking up every single one because there were just too many. After a while, every chapter seemed to be the same, all the stories merged into a singular one in my head.
It was great to get an intimate look into the history of Shakespeare and Company and especially the publishing of James Joyce's writings. But since I saw myself getting bored a lot while reading, I am kind of glad I finally finished this book now.
It was great to get an intimate look into the history of Shakespeare and Company and especially the publishing of James Joyce's writings. But since I saw myself getting bored a lot while reading, I am kind of glad I finally finished this book now.
andriawrites's review against another edition
5.0
I had the great privilege of briefly working at the "second" and ressurected Shakespeare and Company bookshop in Paris and this book made me miss Paris and its literary corners more than ever before. The stories which Beach recounts on Joyce are especially entertaining and lovely for those, like me, who are obsessed with him, his work and his genius. Aside from its content of literary entertainment, Beach provides a great first account perspective of Paris from the early 1920s to its liberation in 1944. Truly makes you wish you could time travel back to the period a la "Midnight in Paris" and never leave the Paris of Joyce and Colette and Fitzgerald.
julchenliest's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Sehr interessantes kleines Büchlein, vor allem kann man damit wahrscheinlich viel anfangen wenn man sich überdurchschnittlich viel für James Joyce oder sämtliche amerikanische & französische Schriftsteller der 1920er Jahre interessiert.
Obwohl mein Vorwissen auf diesem Gebiet so ungefähr gar nicht vorhanden war, hatte ich eine gute Zeit, weil Sylvia Beach einfach ein paar lustige Anekdoten hier & da erzählt & dabei einen sehr entspannten Schreibstil hat.
Ein paar mehr Einblicke in den Alltag im Buchladen & Interaktionen mit jedem ausser James Joyce & eine etwas zusammenhängendere Erzähl Struktur hätten mir gut gefallen, aber auch so charmant!
Obwohl mein Vorwissen auf diesem Gebiet so ungefähr gar nicht vorhanden war, hatte ich eine gute Zeit, weil Sylvia Beach einfach ein paar lustige Anekdoten hier & da erzählt & dabei einen sehr entspannten Schreibstil hat.
Ein paar mehr Einblicke in den Alltag im Buchladen & Interaktionen mit jedem ausser James Joyce & eine etwas zusammenhängendere Erzähl Struktur hätten mir gut gefallen, aber auch so charmant!
lele_gr's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0