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A review by karinlib
Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. by Jeremy Mercer
3.0
Books about books are an auto buy for me. I've worked many years in bookstores and libraries, so I thought this would be a wonderful read. Who wouldn't want to live in the iconic Shakespeare and Co. bookstore in Paris? After reading this book, I don't think I would like to live there, visit, absolutely.
Jeremy Mercer, a Canadian crime reporter, received a death threat from a source. He fled to Paris, walked into Shakespeare and Co., where he was invited to tea. He applied to the owner George Whitman to live at the store, and within a short period of time the bookstore became his home for the next 4 months. Although I had heard of the bookstore before, I hadn't realized that this was a place starving artists and writers can crash for a while in exchange for helping in the store.
Although the book was fairly well written, I would have liked to learn more about the books in the store and a little less about the eccentric people that lived there. I also don't think I would have liked to live in a place that didn't have a shower or bathtub.
Jeremy Mercer, a Canadian crime reporter, received a death threat from a source. He fled to Paris, walked into Shakespeare and Co., where he was invited to tea. He applied to the owner George Whitman to live at the store, and within a short period of time the bookstore became his home for the next 4 months. Although I had heard of the bookstore before, I hadn't realized that this was a place starving artists and writers can crash for a while in exchange for helping in the store.
Although the book was fairly well written, I would have liked to learn more about the books in the store and a little less about the eccentric people that lived there. I also don't think I would have liked to live in a place that didn't have a shower or bathtub.