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The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.73 AVERAGE

vyr's review

3.75

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bobbyheddy's review

4.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mishizzelle's review

3.75

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

laurflanagan's review

DID NOT FINISH: 16%

It was too sweet for me.

kellsea's review

4.25

adventurous hopeful inspiring fast-paced

I devoured this book. I have one complaint, and it’s kind of a big one

why does the main character have to have been sexually abused as a child? It feels like authors sometimes use trauma just to up the stakes, and that’s what it feels like is happening here. You can’t have something so serious happen to a character if it isn’t going to be THE major event on which the narrative turns. No one is going to have a happily ever after after that without a shit ton of therapy. A significant blemish on what was otherwise a delightful novel.

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thecrazydoglady's review

2.5

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

violettinwonderland's review

3.0

I received this book as an ARC and it took me ages upon ages to finish. The prose is beautiful and I thought so each time I picked it up and read a chapter...but it was such a chore to get myself to pick it up. I think the main issues lie in the pacing—it took forever to get where it was going and the ending felt rushed. I loved the characters of Jules, Django, and Lucie, but I had difficulty remembering who each of the tumbleweeds were.