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maghily's review against another edition
4.0
La jolie histoire d'une petite fille rêveuse qui préférait vivre sans lunettes et de son papa. C'est tout doux et poétique même si tu sens que derrière cette histoire il se passe des choses curieuses.
kq5's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
musa_style's review against another edition
3.0
Es una historia linda para leer en el colegio, pero hasta ahí llega. Solo recuerdo habérmela leído en poco tiempo. Explora lo que se siente ver el mundo con el corazón y no con los ojos.
leolikesbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I loved Sempé’s illustrations (they make me feel nostalgic), but didn’t quite get what the author was trying to say with this book. There was no real plot and the thing with the glasses didn’t make much sense.
Overall this story left me disappointed and a little confused.
[I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.]
Overall this story left me disappointed and a little confused.
[I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.]
mat_tobin's review against another edition
4.0
A story within a story, this tale is a ‘love letter to Paris’ as seen through the eyes (or glasses depending on her mood) of Catherine. Living with her father in the great city, Catherine’s world seems as ambiguous and mystifying as it would to any young child. Her father’s work remains indistinct and unusual with Catherine having more questions than answers as is the reason for her mother living in New York as a ballet dancer while her and her father remain in Paris.
Catherine only finds peace with the world when, like her father, she takes off her glasses and her surroundings become ‘soft and fuzzy’. For the more observant reader, there are questions around the people who Catherine meets and rubs shoulders with but none are more interesting than her own father whose own story slowly unravels as the tale comes to a close.
Sempé’s illustrations are beautiful and light and I especially loved the city scenes of both Paris and New York.
Catherine only finds peace with the world when, like her father, she takes off her glasses and her surroundings become ‘soft and fuzzy’. For the more observant reader, there are questions around the people who Catherine meets and rubs shoulders with but none are more interesting than her own father whose own story slowly unravels as the tale comes to a close.
Sempé’s illustrations are beautiful and light and I especially loved the city scenes of both Paris and New York.
pagesfullofstars's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a lovely little tale, that made me want to put away my glasses and dream. :)
I bought it on a whim, when I found it in a grocery shop after a difficult day, but I guess it was waiting there for me. There's not much to the story and I do wish that some things were more developed, so that I could stay longer in little Catherine's world, but still, I enjoyed it very much as it is. It was such a gentle tale, made of small stories from life of Catherine and her father, that showed their wonderful relationship. It had a lot of humour and a nostalgic atmosphere to it, that made me think of by-gone times. Just overall delightful and I'll surely re-read it from time to time.
I bought it on a whim, when I found it in a grocery shop after a difficult day, but I guess it was waiting there for me. There's not much to the story and I do wish that some things were more developed, so that I could stay longer in little Catherine's world, but still, I enjoyed it very much as it is. It was such a gentle tale, made of small stories from life of Catherine and her father, that showed their wonderful relationship. It had a lot of humour and a nostalgic atmosphere to it, that made me think of by-gone times. Just overall delightful and I'll surely re-read it from time to time.