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zsoeyy's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
isa_reader's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
taylorlangel07's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
amp2999's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
essmay15's review against another edition
4.0
A fun retelling of the Shakespeare and Company bookshop origins.
saraheholtom's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
btodd12's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The Paris Bookseller is a biographical fiction of Sylvia Beach, the American expat who opened the first English-language bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, in Paris. From Ernest Hemingway to Ezra Pound to James Joyce, Sylvia became close friends with many of literature’s greats. Her struggles & triumphs of publishing Joyce’s “Ulysses” after it was banned in the U.S. make up one of the main plot lines. Sylvia’s story is also largely shaped by her relationship with another woman bookseller (and the openness of the gay & lesbian community in Paris in the 1920s, which surprised me). The economic effects of the tensions leading up to WWII impact not only the bookstore’s bottom line, but Sylvia’s health and relationships as well.