Comments on: The Emperor of Paris, by CS Richardson

By: kimbofo

kimbofo — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:34:51 +0000

Oh, that’s a lovely quote.

By: buriedinprint

buriedinprint — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 18:35:22 +0000

This wasn’t my favourite either, but I immediately knew it was going on the “to buy” list for two reading friends who will fall in love with it. His focus on mood and setting does appeal to me, and I do agree that the quality of production is remarkable (I especially like the plate inside the cover created to hold the owner’s name), but the parts I most enjoyed were the bookish bits, like this snippet: “A chance meeting in a little bookshop had brought me out of myself. It made me fall in love and took me across the world with no more effort than walking across a room.”

By: KevinfromCanada

KevinfromCanada — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 15:31:54 +0000

Lisa: Approached with the right kind of expectation (that romantic idea of Paris), I think this is quite a worthwhile novel — no, it is not a great one but it does succeed in what it tries to do.

And I must say that readers of “real” books in Canada continue to be well-served by publishers here. As much as I might be grumpy about the quality of this year’s Giller list, the physical books themselves are a real treat.

By: Lisa Hill

Lisa Hill — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:29:33 +0000

I think any of us who are romantic about Paris will like this one. Alas, it looks as if I will have to wait a while before it’s available internationally, and it doesn’t look as if it has the splendid cover either. Still, although I agree with what you say about how gorgeous covers are what we miss not only in eBook form but also in the penny-pinching practices of too many publishing houses, the story sounds as if it will be more than enough to enjoy.

By: KevinfromCanada

KevinfromCanada — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:07:33 +0000

Tom: Quite right about the unsuitability of an e-book format (although it is the kind of book that would make for a very good airplane book). And I am glad you liked the baguette crumbs — icing and marzipan just aren’t my kind of thing.

By: www.acommonreader.org.uk

www.acommonreader.org.uk — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:04:16 +0000

It sounds quite charmant. Not one for ebook format though! (a terrible shame to miss the deckle edges and the end-covers hiding another book cover.

I enjoyed the baguette crumbs which gave a very good idea of the style of the book.