A review by areyouwithcaz
Shakespeare and Company by Sylvia Beach, James Laughlin

4.0

An extra star for Beach’s wonderful description of people and character. That generation really knew the concept of “show don’t tell” writing. It’s fantastic. The history of Shakespeare and Co is compelling. But I feel like the actual history was only about five of the chapters and the rest was all about James Joyce. I know the success of the shop was apparently tied largely to his success and lack thereof. But what about all the other writers? I so want to hear more of them! I wish Sylvia had told their stories, but how could she know how much more popular they’d all become by today.