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The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

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maddiela's review

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emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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mandi4886's review

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challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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falltumn's review

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challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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jacq_d_'s review

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emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? No

4.75

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mktaylor15's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Very good, very easy read. A few graphic parts

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eesti23's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"A bookmark—a bright ribbon, really—beckoned from each, inviting the Directress to return."

“Life’s a brawl. You must fight for what you want.”

"I had learned that love was not patient, love was not kind. Love was conditional. The people closest to you could turn their backs on you, saying goodbye for something that seemed like nothing. You could only depend on yourself."

"Yet there was solace: in reading other people’s stories, I knew that I wasn’t alone."

"It was why I read—to glimpse other lives."

“Two feed your stomach, the rest your soul. We’ll find another way to soothe your heart.”

"GRIEF IS A sea made of your own tears. Salty swells cover the dark depths you must swim at your own pace. It takes time to build stamina. Some days, my arms sliced through the water, and I felt things would be okay, the shore wasn’t so far off. Then one memory, one moment would nearly drown me, and I’d be back to the beginning, fighting to stay above the waves, exhausted, sinking in my own sorrow."

"The Library is a bridge of books between cultures.”

"She wished she could make them understand that Paris was home. She’d made her life’s work, her life here."

"You’re nothing without principles. Nowhere without ideals. No one without courage."

"Love is accepting someone, all parts of them, even the ones you don’t like or understand."

"‘Accept people for who they are, not for who you want them to be.’”

Judging by the number of highlighted quotes I had, The Paris Library provided plenty food for thought. This was a really interesting angle on WWII history in France. There were great characters, both in the past and present storylines. I gasped out loud at the

timeline twist at the end where Odile almost ended her life.

An enjoyable read.

This was my pick for The StoryGraph's Onboarding Reading Challenge 2022, prompt three, ...head to your Up Next Suggestions (Home > To-Read Pile > Search and Filter > Suggestions) and read the book from your Random Pick prompt....

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bookellys's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Now I love a war film. Saving Private Ryan has got to be THE best movie of all time! But I have not read many historical fiction books based around the war for some reason.

Enter my Booksta name twin who treated me to The Paris Library for Easter ❤️ and I’m so thankful that she did as it was a beautifully written story of the horrors of the war and quiet heroics of ordinary people that undoubtedly saved lives.

This book has it all: love, loss, friendship, heartbreak… and is sadly based on a true story! We forget the privileges that we have and though the last couple of years have been tough, it’s nothing compared to what the Parisians and many like them had to encounter under Nazi occupation.

I also hardly ever read the Author’s Notes but felt compelled this time to learn more about the real people who inspired this book and all the time and effort that went into its research.

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lynn_pugh's review

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dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.0

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raeannht's review

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emotional reflective sad 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

I usually don't like stories that jump from the past to the modern day, but this one worked for me. It was an enjoyable read with sad, grim moments that left me thinking about friendships and how we treat each other.

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