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The Paris Express

Emma Donoghue

Start date: July 1, 2025

Finish date: August 31, 2025

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Jan 02, 2025 Maureen rated it really liked it

Shelves: net-galley

Available Now 3/18
First book of 2025.
All aboard, we are taking a train to Paris.
A very interesting train ride from Granville to Paris. We meet many people from various places, who are traveling in different classifications on the train, two of them have their own carriage.
This story is based on a true train accident in 1895 at the Montparnassee train station.
The writing was very descriptive, of the many people on the train and why they were there. I thought there were too many characters. I jus ...more

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Jul 14, 2025 ˜”*°•.˜”*°• Sheri •°*”˜.•°*”˜ rated it it was ok

Shelves: france, group-read-rcc, historical-fiction

Too many characters making it difficult to connect with any one of them. I think it would make a good movie with each character thinking in their own mind with the reader being able to hear their thoughts. The reader could also see expressions and interactions which I think would make it more suspenseful and more interesting.

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