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4.2 AVERAGE
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Kindness is what it's all about. When times are good, when times are bad. Love gives meaning to unexpected things.
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Did I tell you I finally found the perfect page-cutter? It's a pearl-handled fruit knife. My mother left me a dozen of them, I keep one in the pencil cup on my desk. Maybe I go with the wrong kind of people but i'm just not likely to have twelve guests all sitting around simultaneously eating fruit.
Oh, where to start? I am so disappointed that I did not love this as much as so many other people did. In fact, the sequel that was attached to my copy of this novel made me feel more than the original novel did. The epistolary style of storytelling was a lovely touch overall, but the long time jumps between letters, the occasionally missed out correspondences and the very abrupt (in my opinion) ending impeded my enjoyment. Moreover, I did not realise how short the original novel was as I suddenly found myself reading the sequel, trying to figure out how I felt about the original text's conclusion. Finally, I want to add that - perhaps because English is not my mother-tongue - some of the humour just did not click with me like it did with many other readers unfortunately.
It is certainly a worthwhile read, particularly as the length makes it perfectly bingeable, it just did not work for me.
A touching little book, and the true correspondence between Helen Hanff and her most trusted British bookshop. It speaks of books, of course, but also so much more! Moving and hilarious.
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This was such a sweet read. I love letters that are compiled into books. I always find them so enjoyable. Will definitely be reading this again.
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A Lovestory to London, I wish I had been able to see London at this time, it sounds delightful!
I was recommended this book by a friend, and she was kind enough to let me borrow her copy.
I blew through this lovely little book, and now I'm looking to get a copy for myself. The relationship between Helene, Frank, Nora, Maxine, and the rest of the staff at Marks and Co. was nothing earth shattering or life changing, but provided a look into friendships formed over a love for literature and bolstered by 20 years of communication, love, and kindness.
I can't say this book is the most complex or impactful thing I've ever read, but I can say with my full chest that it was a needed reminder about the beauty of friendship. It definitely made me want to sit down and write letters to all my friends.
I blew through this lovely little book, and now I'm looking to get a copy for myself. The relationship between Helene, Frank, Nora, Maxine, and the rest of the staff at Marks and Co. was nothing earth shattering or life changing, but provided a look into friendships formed over a love for literature and bolstered by 20 years of communication, love, and kindness.
I can't say this book is the most complex or impactful thing I've ever read, but I can say with my full chest that it was a needed reminder about the beauty of friendship. It definitely made me want to sit down and write letters to all my friends.
The author of the book, Helene Hanff is an american writer with a passion for book, especially British classics. Thanks to this passion she starts a correspondence with a library in London that send her antique copy of books.
This correspondence soon became a friendship, especially with Frank Doel, the chief buyer of Marks and co.
I enjoyed the book for two mainly things, first because is very intimate and delicate, second because I discovered a London that I didn't know about.
This correspondence soon became a friendship, especially with Frank Doel, the chief buyer of Marks and co.
I enjoyed the book for two mainly things, first because is very intimate and delicate, second because I discovered a London that I didn't know about.
