This is one of the best books I have read in a very long time. Couldn't put it down. The writing of Ms. George is exquisite, the story line creative and engaging, the characters are believable and complex. I loved, loved, loved it.

How wonderful to find a book to help you through tough times, heal your soul if you let it. Even more wonderful to find someone who cares and tries to understand and heal you through a book. Loved this book and the idea behind the story, if only we had a bookseller like Jean.

Wasn't engaging, but the setting was cute and the characters were interesting at first. I usually don't mind thoughtful internal narratives in characters (sometimes it's even a plus!) but the ones in here became grating after a while. Didn't finish it.

The love stories and setting(s) of this book were magical for me.

A sweet story that I enjoyed on the dock this summer. A bit sad but quite endearing.

I didn’t finish this book- I alternately loved and disliked it. After awhile it became too disjointed and tedious

Well...I never gained interest in the constantly ruminating main characters. Nor was the plot viable as Jean Albert the twenty year Paris bookseller decides on a whim to unmoor his bookstore/barge and travel down the Seine. I am a glass half full kind of guy. I did like the descriptions of the French countryside. But was it worth the trip?

There is so much that could be written about this book. This book is the most beautiful book I have read this year or ever. The locations, the love, the books. One thing this book inspires.... love. Find love in life for another, for a place, for something you like to do, food, etc. Find the loves in your life would be a perfect description of this story.

... a profound book .... a profoundly beautifully written novel.
It was also on the bestseller list in many European countries. The English translation is lovely.

floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, books as medicine.