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Title: Lifeless; skip this
Review: I love Paris, and I was intrigued by the idea of this book about this famous bookstore, but the execution is disappointing. The writing is competent but never sparkles; in fact it reads like a pedestrian magazine article, which isn't surprising since the writer was a journalist. There are many supposedly colorful characters in the book but they never come to life. There are many supposedly funny situations in the book but they never made me laugh. I found myself skipping pages and then skipping more pages and then skipping more pages. It's way too long and perhaps if it had been better written and had some genuine humor it would've been an enjoyable read. It captures none of the charm of Paris. Finally, as others have noted, there's just something about the narrator that isn't very appealing.
