La biblioteca de los libros rechazados / The Library of Rejected Manuscripts

from pgchuis

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. This was short and, although well-translated, did seem very French in its whimsical and somewhat stylized tone. There were footnotes throughout, which don't really work on an e-reader, and which seemed a little precious. I read it ...

from kimkimkim

Ugh, not liking this, hmmm, now that is interesting, oh well, kind of funny, could he really have written it, did he really say that, no she actually did that. This is a book about writers, all sorts, good, bad, tried and failed, tried and succeeded. It is also about readers and publishers and go...

from pomo58

The Mystery of Henry Pick by David Foenkinos, translated by Sam Taylor for the Walter Presents series, is a charming mystery that is also a glimpse at what makes for happiness. When I first finished the book I expected to give a positive but not necessarily high rating. But after a couple of days...

from pomo58

The Mystery of Henry Pick by David Foenkinos, translated by Sam Taylor for the Walter Presents series, is a charming mystery that is also a glimpse at what makes for happiness. When I first finished the book I expected to give a positive but not necessarily high rating. But after a couple of days...