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maddiela's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Antisemitism and Physical abuse
Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Genocide
mandi4886's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and War
falltumn's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Misogyny and Medical content
Minor: Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
jacq_d_'s review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Physical abuse
mktaylor15's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Physical abuse
eesti23's review against another edition
- 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
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....
Graphic: Death of parent and Antisemitism
Moderate: War and Physical abuse
Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts
bookellys's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
Minor: Classism
lynn_pugh's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Physical abuse
raeannht's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Minor: Suicidal thoughts