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evawondergem's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
chloemakesbooks's review
adventurous
hopeful
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
3.25
Enjoyable beach read. Lots of unfinished story threads, and a forced/overly convenient love story. Love that the descriptions of food were very real and period accurate. As with all historical fiction, you can't think too hard when all the famous people show up. Clearly very autobiographical. As usual, the wide eyed ingenue routine was fairly irritating.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Alcohol
Moderate: Death of parent and Sexism
alyceno's review
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-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? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault
awalkerstory's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I was completely enchanted by this book, I felt like I was sitting in the corner of a Parisian cafe, watching the story unfold.
I’m obsessed with the idea/theme that a dress can change your life. The descriptions of the food had my mouth watering. I spent most of the book wishing I was one of George’s Tumbleweeds.
The added “mystery” aspect of looking for Victorine’s paintings and discovering who she was outside of the opinions of the men who painted her… an absolutely captivating concept. “It’s not right that history belongs to the men.”
And my favorite line…
“One lost soul looking for another.. Doesn’t that describe us all?”
Trigger warning, there is a childhood sexual assault that happens around chapter 2. It is of course disturbing but only briefly discussed.
I’m obsessed with the idea/theme that a dress can change your life. The descriptions of the food had my mouth watering. I spent most of the book wishing I was one of George’s Tumbleweeds.
The added “mystery” aspect of looking for Victorine’s paintings and discovering who she was outside of the opinions of the men who painted her… an absolutely captivating concept. “It’s not right that history belongs to the men.”
And my favorite line…
“One lost soul looking for another.. Doesn’t that describe us all?”
Trigger warning, there is a childhood sexual assault that happens around chapter 2. It is of course disturbing but only briefly discussed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual assault
aflann's review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia and Sexual assault
mabel_pines_loves_waddles's review
Child sexual assault
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault
vidotson's review against another edition
This book summary needs a trigger warning! Graphic child molestation scene in the second chapter. WTF.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia
katgoetzzz's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I read The Paris Novel after a string of mysteries and books with plot twists, so I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. It never did. Ultimately, I found The Paris Novel to cover a woman’s reflective journey throughout Paris.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault
librarybribery's review
The main reason I didn’t finish the book was the large role that the main character’s suffering from repeated childhood sexual assault played in her actions. It’s described in a decent amount of detail right at the beginning, and I was hoping to get past it but like others have said it is a driving part of her character. Which to me leads to a weird juxtaposition, between this horrific thing that happened and the lighter, touristy travel novel that the book is advertised and otherwise reads as. The touristy stuff seemed superficial, the coincidences that drove the plot became eye-rolly, and the mom didn’t need to be as cruel for the plot to still work. It just didn’t work for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
christinesreads's review against another edition
emotional
informative
mysterious
medium-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
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse