Reviews

Mr. Summer's Story by John E. Woods, Patrick Süskind, Jean-Jacques Sempé

innas_library's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

penelopeja's review against another edition

4.0

I don't know why I like this book but this was such a good read.
I just put it down and I'm just surprised (or confused maybe?).

It seems quite simple, but it got me thinking a lot. It may be because I always like to see depth in things, I'm not sure hah.

I guess this is just one of those odd books you have to read it and see for yourself. It just leaves you with this weird feeling but it's definitely worth spending time for.

kspiegl's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

amo_amo's review against another edition

informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

woahbone's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

poppymaeve's review against another edition

4.0

Two things drew me to this book: the illustrations, and the fact that it was written by Patrick Süskind. I've read "Perfume" and equally love and am horrified by that novel, so finding a novel by Süskind with beautiful, dream-like illustrations I felt intrigued. I think the illustrations were what I enjoyed most about the novel;

Spoiler

I wish we were told why Mr Sommer went on his walks the way he did. I'm the kind of person who doesn't like open-ended endings, or questions left hanging in the air.

vicky523's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

thecommonswings's review against another edition

3.0

I know what this is trying for, but I find the whole nostalgic story of childhood with a darker truth thing never really works for me. As such it felt like a bit of a shaggy dog story, which didn’t really go very far and whose narrator’s occasional meanderings felt less like charming asides and more like padding to justify it being a novella not a short story. Still, Sempé’s art is worth the book alone and brings a sprightly melancholy that the prose just didn’t succeed with for me

robinsky's review against another edition

2.0

fands teilweise nicht so lohnenswert aber das ende hat dem buch dann doch noch ne tiefe gegeben die ich echt schön fand
mein zweites süßkind buch, nach das parfüm natürlich

flora_b's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0