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The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.73 AVERAGE

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l_lynn's review

4.0

Gorgeous story, I loved it. It's got a very memoir-ish feel but so compelling and the writing was beautiful.

lessiekae's review

4.0

Fun read!
adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

Upon her mother's passing and last directive, Stella goes to Paris to find herself.
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coryduude's review

3.0
inspiring lighthearted sad 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: No

cmooo's review

1.0

Did not finish- bad book. Boring and predictable. Too many long and unnecessary food descriptions which make sense given the author but add nothing to the novel, same with the architecture of Paris- just wasn't interesting to me.
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theoriginalallison's review

4.25
adventurous hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

A lovely little Parisian escape. While the plot was somewhat predictable, the sensory experience that Reichl creates with the food across Paris is delectable. Delicious and just right, felt like a mini European vacation and I couldn’t put it down!

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jennyveilleux's review

3.0
inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
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jboyer18's review

4.0
adventurous emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
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mikireads3's review

3.0
emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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jillijules's review

3.75
lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No