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lucindarella321's review against another edition
emotional
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent
ellaxo's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and War
olive21's review
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Alcohol
Minor: Antisemitism and War
zackarinareads's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
3.5
I liked a lot of this but it also dragged on and on and took me forever to finish.
I would recommend it though, if you're looking for a descrete queer book! It doesn't say anything on the blurb and is very queer on the inside.
I would recommend it though, if you're looking for a descrete queer book! It doesn't say anything on the blurb and is very queer on the inside.
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Antisemitism
authorbrittanibee's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
I was originally drawn to this historical fiction piece because of the main protagonist, Sylvia Beach. I wanted to learn more about her and how she came to build such a notable bookshop in Paris as well as fight against American censorship by publishing Ulysses during the time of Prohibition. Unfortunately, I found that I wasn’t able to find the rhythm of this story until the final third of the novel. There was something about the cadence in which events were shared that didn’t resonate with me, at times outright disorienting me. The vast amount of time that the novel spanned was incredibly jarring, but maybe that is just me. I do find that I enjoy really delving deep into minute details that perhaps others don’t find as intriguing.
Regardless, I still very much enjoyed the fictionalization of Sylvia Beach’s life, and was incredibly intrigued to learn in the author’s note that Sylvia, herself, wrote an autobiography. I think I might have to dive down that rabbit hole in the future and see the time period in which she operated Shakespeare and Company through her own eyes.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide, and Death of parent
gracescanlon's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Suicide
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