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Paris para um e outros contos by Adalgisa Campos da Silva, Jojo Moyes, Viviane Diniz, Marina Vargas
graciegrace1178's review against another edition
3.0
The first “book” was awesome. I adored it. The characters were likable and fun and dynamic, and their relationships with each other were realistic and colorful.
It was downhill from there.
The rest of the stories were awkward and disjointed after that glowing centerpiece. Why not just leave the first story as a book of its own? Why burden it with other stories which are not particularly connected to the first other than in occasional geographical features?
I think my note on page 193 pretty much sums up how I feel about this book: “I only JUST got acquainted with these characters and now you’re ripping them away again???”
I wanted to get to know the characters like I had in the first story!! But I didn’t get a chance to! And this the other stories feel flat on the pavement because I am too far from the target demographic to relate to the protagonists in the short-lived stories.
But I finished. I found that I had to break up this book with *other* books because I couldn’t handle the abrupt skip from one unsatisfied-wife story to the next. It was so JARRING.
The three star review would be one/two stars if I didn’t like the first story so much. The first story gets five stars. The remaining stories get much lower ratings. So I compromised in my overall review.
Not my cup of tea.
It was downhill from there.
The rest of the stories were awkward and disjointed after that glowing centerpiece. Why not just leave the first story as a book of its own? Why burden it with other stories which are not particularly connected to the first other than in occasional geographical features?
I think my note on page 193 pretty much sums up how I feel about this book: “I only JUST got acquainted with these characters and now you’re ripping them away again???”
I wanted to get to know the characters like I had in the first story!! But I didn’t get a chance to! And this the other stories feel flat on the pavement because I am too far from the target demographic to relate to the protagonists in the short-lived stories.
But I finished. I found that I had to break up this book with *other* books because I couldn’t handle the abrupt skip from one unsatisfied-wife story to the next. It was so JARRING.
The three star review would be one/two stars if I didn’t like the first story so much. The first story gets five stars. The remaining stories get much lower ratings. So I compromised in my overall review.
Not my cup of tea.
lizthewhizz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
sherylforbes's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
mozbolt's review against another edition
2.0
The novella pissed me off so much. I was expecting a freeing story about a woman who experiences Paris and comes into her own on an exciting, self-confident adventure. Instead I got a timid, needy girl who is abandoned by her boyfriend and is immediately picked up and taken care of by a suave French dude who is all manly and romantic. This would appeal to me except Nell's character development completely relies on this guy taking care of her and convincing her that she needs him. Ugh... the other short stories were okay but I struggled to relate to most of them. I love Me Before You so I expected to enjoy this book, but it just aggravated me more than anything.
hellion_29's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
margitsandvik's review against another edition
4.0
Took me about an hour to read. Really enjoyed it!!
heidilreads's review against another edition
3.0
So I didn't realize it was a book of short stories... I probably would not have chosen this one too read. I like a book with one storyline. There were commonalities between the stories, but I like the character development.
shailydc's review against another edition
3.0
A cute little collection of short stories. None of them stand out or are particularly memorable, but it was an easy and simple read.