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The Little Paris Bookshop
The Little Paris Bookshop
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November 1, 2016
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November 30, 2016
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Ruth Ferguson
Dec 26, 2015 rated it it was ok
Shelves: audiobook, book-club-selection
I was honestly disappointed because on the surface it seems like a perfect book for me. However, I found the narrator a challenge to understand which continually distracted me from the story. The characters really did not hook me into their story.
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Janet
Sep 11, 2015 rated it did not like it
I thought this book would be charming and interesting. It was a soppy bore.
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J. Lynn Else
Feb 09, 2015 rated it it was ok
Shelves: tablet-reads, netgalley
When I started reading the story, I was under the impression that this was a book focused on books and how books possess the power to heal. It’s set in Paris, and the bookshop is a floating barge on the Seine. The book seller considers books medicine for people who are suffering. He asks buyers questions to assess their mood, likes, dislikes, and then fits them with a prescription along with a “dosage” for how to take/read the books he prescribes. Amazing concept!

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Nikki
Jul 28, 2016 rated it liked it
I'm a little late to the party on this one... it's a journey of love and loss, the healing that can come from books, people, and places, and remembering that you only get one life and to make the most of it... if you read to breathe... read this to enjoy characters cut from the same cloth... get swept away... savor it... i tend to gobble books up in one sitting.. but this book deserves to be savored a few chapters at a time while sitting in, near, or on the water... ...more
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Jillian
Aug 19, 2015 rated it liked it
A really cute book with a great premise: prescribing books as a medical cure.
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Jaye
Apr 19, 2016 added it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: bookish, couldnt-finish
A sweet premise, but ended up being a litte too corny for my tastes. DNF @ the 30% mark...
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Pascale
Jun 02, 2015 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2016
Heather
Jul 17, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Christine Lacasse
Jul 24, 2015 rated it it was ok
Ahtims
Sep 13, 2015 marked it as to-read
Tara
Apr 19, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
sonya marie madden
May 22, 2016 marked it as to-read
Lorraine
Jul 07, 2016 rated it really liked it
Shelves: contemporary, romance, france
kathy
Dec 15, 2019 rated it liked it
Shelves: botm
Shari Stauch
Aug 12, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Deb
Oct 17, 2016 rated it really liked it
Katie
Dec 23, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Maggs1
Nov 26, 2016 marked it as to-read
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Nov 28, 2016 rated it really liked it
Jody
Feb 23, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2017-reads
Jessica
Aug 19, 2017 marked it as to-read
Kiirsten
Feb 21, 2018 marked it as to-read
Holly
Apr 25, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Erika
Nov 10, 2018 marked it as to-read
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