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Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley

anfishh's review

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

5.0

christopherwilson13's review

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4.0

A lovely and beautifully written quasi-fairy tale of some animal friends hanging out in Paris and helping a boy who needs a hand. Five-star vacation read.

booksandbourbon's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad slow-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

kielywilcox's review

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5.0

A new favorite! Wholesome, quirky, with so much heart. Anthropomorphism at its finest.

chrisg's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted

4.25

Just charming

ldyluck's review

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4.0

A surprisingly good read!

I'm not generally a fan of taking animals, but this story was fun and well-writren. The author developed the characters so well that I felt myself holding my breath of things in the story got a little tense (don't worry, no spoilers).

A really nice, fun, easy read.

bethdieker's review

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Found it more of a children’s book

jenheartbooks's review against another edition

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3.0

I like the concept, and the first half is quite charming, but there isn't much of a plot and the second half is rambling and drags out.

zuzuthereader's review against another edition

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3.0

I struggled a bit with the rating of this book cuz there were a lot of times when I didn’t enjoy it that much

lizzy_22's review against another edition

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5.0

This put a smile on my face. A sweet, feel good story, very fairy tale-ish.