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A review by farzi_q_pickle
Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. by Jeremy Mercer
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3.8
“In a place like Paris, the air is so thick with dreams they clog the streets and take all the good tables at the cafes”
I enjoyed this book. It feels like a city version of Kerouac and being on the road…The travel to Paris without knowing which way you’re heading or how you’ll come out of it. While I don’t think I’d particularly enjoy George or the author of I got to know them in person, I appreciate their eccentricities and a different view of how life can be lived. This is definitely not the pretty dream I imagined of living in a book store but it’s gritty and interesting and I could see how this could really be formative and life changing for the people who lived there for the many reasons that they did…It was a quick read and now In ready for that trip to Paris!
“In a place like Paris, the air is so thick with dreams they clog the streets and take all the good tables at the cafes”
I enjoyed this book. It feels like a city version of Kerouac and being on the road…The travel to Paris without knowing which way you’re heading or how you’ll come out of it. While I don’t think I’d particularly enjoy George or the author of I got to know them in person, I appreciate their eccentricities and a different view of how life can be lived. This is definitely not the pretty dream I imagined of living in a book store but it’s gritty and interesting and I could see how this could really be formative and life changing for the people who lived there for the many reasons that they did…It was a quick read and now In ready for that trip to Paris!