A review by fuzzyhebrew
The 6:41 to Paris by Jean-Philippe Blondel

reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

These characters are quite unlikeable. I cannot root for them and I cannot root for them to get together or reconcile at the end. But to be honest I have lived this little tale. I have had sour relationships and it did feel good to get closure. But then pursuing friendships or other things after the end of the story does not work out. I understand the characters, I don't think they are bad people. But I did not feel like they were worth my time. The writing is fine, it was a notch below Virginia Wolf, who I really felt captured the neuroses of characters in stream of consciousness writing. This had some really believable and human character moments just like she did, but the writing was not as flowing.