tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post345234760058410427..comments2023-11-25T11:02:34.603-07:00Comments on Books and Things: The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina GeorgeMelissa (Books and Things)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-8480110057141326502015-08-13T19:43:39.452-06:002015-08-13T19:43:39.452-06:00Oh nice. Sounds like a nice read. :DOh nice. Sounds like a nice read. :DMelissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-14556317199704648202015-08-09T23:00:36.724-06:002015-08-09T23:00:36.724-06:00Ooooh a Chocolat for books. This sounds like a goo...Ooooh a Chocolat for books. This sounds like a good book. I wonder if the translation did have something to do with your issues. It would be interesting to be able to read it in its original language and compare.LoveOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391586235553306506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-55169331763609990052015-08-09T19:50:14.126-06:002015-08-09T19:50:14.126-06:00This is part of my July backlog. 1 of 9 books I fa...This is part of my July backlog. 1 of 9 books I failed to read! <br /><br />I love Chocolat and I like the comparison you made with it. I'll read hard so I can earn another pleasure read, maybe this will be it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921678042033544000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-33492036182529377482015-08-08T10:31:57.919-06:002015-08-08T10:31:57.919-06:00Love the concept, and you know I enjoy magical rea...Love the concept, and you know I enjoy magical realism. Despite the uneven pace you have me curious. Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658833731713991138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-22843218734665054312015-08-08T10:04:04.465-06:002015-08-08T10:04:04.465-06:00I'd read it for the magical realismI'd read it for the magical realismBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-26799841372293443592015-08-08T06:34:41.982-06:002015-08-08T06:34:41.982-06:00Oh man. I so want someone to come in and tell me e...Oh man. I so want someone to come in and tell me exactly what book I've been missing. That would be awesome. Anna (herding cats-burning soup)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422129120413380189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-76255956109823925232015-08-07T21:00:57.205-06:002015-08-07T21:00:57.205-06:00I do enjoy magical realism quite a bit, though I f...I do enjoy magical realism quite a bit, though I find I don't read it as often as I'd like since it's so hard for me to find really good ones. It's such a tricky genre but this seems to be a solid volume. Thanks for putting this on my radar, dear!Keertanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071392026876644282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-35126817830927039942015-08-07T19:17:05.782-06:002015-08-07T19:17:05.782-06:00This sounds really unusual! I'll check it out....This sounds really unusual! I'll check it out. The Bibliophile Babehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484991695011202333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-73967080111380244912015-08-07T16:03:26.876-06:002015-08-07T16:03:26.876-06:00It was. Not too bad on the pacing that it drew me ...It was. Not too bad on the pacing that it drew me too much out. Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-70505150074034897542015-08-07T16:03:08.738-06:002015-08-07T16:03:08.738-06:00I do think that is exactly what happened. I do thi...I do think that is exactly what happened. I do think they got very close.Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-88972602773564761462015-08-07T16:02:32.309-06:002015-08-07T16:02:32.309-06:00I didn't realize it was a translation, but it ...I didn't realize it was a translation, but it wouldn't have mattered since I cannot read German. :)Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-74781301926491706702015-08-07T16:01:56.683-06:002015-08-07T16:01:56.683-06:00I'd so love to know what you think.I'd so love to know what you think.Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-16472064071660596532015-08-07T16:01:43.523-06:002015-08-07T16:01:43.523-06:00I do think you would really like this one!I do think you would really like this one!Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-18843168312338289862015-08-07T16:00:26.624-06:002015-08-07T16:00:26.624-06:00Overall, it did work. So, not much was lost. :)Overall, it did work. So, not much was lost. :)Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-33965776046092522702015-08-07T10:02:04.332-06:002015-08-07T10:02:04.332-06:00The adventure sounds nice even if the pacing could...The adventure sounds nice even if the pacing could have been a little better balancedbrandileigh2003https://www.blogger.com/profile/01669251993917961293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-64145463278691519902015-08-07T09:46:29.868-06:002015-08-07T09:46:29.868-06:00Sounds right up my alley! And, yeah, the translate...Sounds right up my alley! And, yeah, the translated books seem to be a bit more uneven in the plotting, since those translating aren't usually the book's author. Oh, well.Mary @ BookSwarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099395167194720599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-18943301570400962732015-08-07T09:27:51.877-06:002015-08-07T09:27:51.877-06:00Ahh, this sounds magical and gorgeous! I try to av...Ahh, this sounds magical and gorgeous! I try to avoid translations, though, since a lot gets lost in my opinion. It just isn't the same, the spirit of the story usually gets lost. Maja (The Nocturnal Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14276646316400863181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-88115704590522532272015-08-07T06:34:19.428-06:002015-08-07T06:34:19.428-06:00Despite the niggles with regard to the pacing and ...Despite the niggles with regard to the pacing and the jumping around this definitely sounds like my kind of read as I love books about books.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3174565204146611498.post-51251669299182101542015-08-07T04:58:01.741-06:002015-08-07T04:58:01.741-06:00It's possible something was lost in translatio...It's possible something was lost in translation, I so always wonder if that happens. It does sound like overall you did enjoy this though, which is good. Great review!Kindlemomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084577342034704304noreply@blogger.com