Reader on the 6.27 | 
pickHow am I going to describe this? And making it sound remotely sane that I loved it? With spoilers evidently.
I would happily tag this as all of the following:
-job-based horror (a subsection of the genre that I'm always on the lookout for)
-literary fiction/contemporary slice of life fiction with a smidgen of romance
-books for those who love to read about the love of reading (usually I abbreviate this subgenre to 'book love') 1/?
Such a vivid way to convey 'posh': “where dropped crumbs appear to turn into gold dust when they touch the floor...“ ✨💎
pick3.5/5
Short feel good novel.
Guylain's job is destroying books. Each morning, in the RER heading for work, he reads out loud random sheets that escaped the destructive machine.
We follow Guylain, the atypical characters he meets.
Overall, an interesting and somewhat funny read.
#wondrouswednesday @eggs
- Paperback for convenience
- Fiction in French, but nonfiction in English
- Historical fiction, but world fiction would be my favorite, love to travel through books
- I like reading classics, but I actually read more recent releases...
- 100% tea
- 100% physical books
- Print, I just can't do audiobooks
Currently reading tagged book... 65 pages in, not sure where the writer wants to take me...
so-soThis book was a mishmash of semi-inventive ideas, charmingly put together. I would be rating it higher if I'd actually got a feel for Guylain as a character rather than a series of quirks.
It was short and sweet, but tried far too hard to be quaint.
⭐⭐⭐ 3 stars
pickA short quirky and quaint book. I was not sure what to make of it initially. It hit its stride about one-third through. But half way the story pivoted again.
Overall, an odd one but since short, was an interesting read.
#TarotTakeOver #PageOfCup
I was totally charmed by this story. Creative premiss, serendipity, unexpected trajectory and some romance 💘
pickSuch a poetic charming, fun little book! I love it when books demonstrate a real passion for poetry.
A really lovely read, with a heart-warming ending.
⭐⭐⭐⭐4/5
Can you believe I found these books, as well as some I have already given away to friends, down in my basement in the council bulk waste collection pile?Obviously the owner wasn‘t aware we have a building library!
pick#coupdecoeur J'ai reçu ce livre gratuit dans un sac d'événement. Je lui ai donné sa chance basée sur le titre excentrique, la 4e de couverture qui indiquait que c‘était une histoire de pages de livres et de lecture. J'ai vraiment apprécié! Les personnages sont marginaux et attachants. De plus, l'histoire nous amène dans une réalité des plus étonnante et réconfortantes #review #romanssurleslivresetlalecture #franco #2020JLU
pick3.5 ⭐️ Not truly a romance genre book. Guylain bleakly attends to his life destroying books at a paper plant. His solace is rescuing pages for reading aloud on the 6.27 and talking to his goldfish. He finds a memory stick with the diary of Julie, a lavatory attendant, on it. He is brought to life as he finds a kindred soul in her words.
Beautifully written with bleakness interspersed with comedy, quirky characters, & the search for happiness.
My #12littens12books-book came back to me! Now I have a book about a book about books! It was a lot of fun! Thanks again for organizing and participating to all of you
pickJust finished my last book for #12littens12books - what a lovely cozy story! Really loved it and read it in two sittings. It is a quick, cute and heartwarming read! 5/5🌟
Starting the last book for #12littens12books - can‘t believe a year is over already!
pickFinished another one during this readathon #24b4Monday besides it is also a book of our #12littens12books challenge.
I read this book some time ago and I didn't like it. This time I really enjoyed it. It's a fluffy read about several difficult subjects (death, age, being alone, hate your job) and I liked , how the author gets it all together in a cosy atmosphere.
@Andrew65
so-soThis #12Littens12Books read was very quick an simple, but a cute boy-meets-girl - or rather: boy-READS-girl! It's protagonist falls a little flat, but his surroundings however is full of interesting people. Yet he's so depressed that he can't enjoy anything until he finds a mysterious diary. Guess what happens next 😎✌️
panSorry that wasn't my book. Perhaps because I don't understand the crazy job of the prota. It's not mine. #12littens12books
pickA sweet, almost whimsical tail, that I could imagine being made into a film with a similar vibe to Amelie.
so-soI'm furious with myself. I heard so much good about this book it's been on my TBR for ages, I was happy to get it for Christmas and now I was quite underwhelmed reading it.
It is a homage to books, reading, being read to, but some things just made me roll my eyes.
#12Littens12Books @LittleBug
pickI really enjoyed this book. It's not in anyway groundbreaking or particularly original. What this is though, is an ode to books. It's kind of a book about loving books really. How could you not like that?
My #12Littens12Books read for February. @LittleBug
The book has been on my TBR for ages. @scripturient gave me the English edition for Christmas.
Now I can go back and forth between both editions. 😉
pickSuch a wonderful book!! At first I feared it would be too melancholic for my taste, but then it got soooo sweet!! It‘s simultaneously an ode to books, to the beauty of a simple life, to friendship, to love, to the unexpected.
I also very much enjoyed the differences in typeface and in the colour of the paper, to signal differences between narrator or author.
I might have to order it as a Christmas gift for a few people🤩
#12Littens12Books
panDull and strange, ‘The Reader on the 6:27‘ was just far too boring for me. It's 1 star for a book I did manage to finish, but only because I skimmed large chunks of it!
Do you feel the same? I've read some very varied reviews of this book!
My full review is up on my blog if you want to read more! 📚
#Bookhaul - I went to a Waterstones today and only bought two books. That‘s a first. 😂 I restrained myself, knowing that I‘ll be back in the UK in only four weeks. That thought definitely helped. 🤣
so-soA story about the power of written words, how books can help make sense of daily mundane lives. The characters in the novel are all seeking something that is missing from their lives. The mc, a quirky guy who loves books but works in a book pulping factory. His 2 friends & his pet goldfish are all that keep him sane. He reads aloud everyday on a train to bring some interest in his life,little did he realise his action is benefiting others as well.
pickRocket Men by Robert Kurson - 5*
Fantastic book; miraculous feat. Jim Lovell is my hero; he joined Frank Borman, & Bill Anders for Apollo 8. Kurson does a fine job of balancing the details about this mission with the major occurrences in America and the world. The narrative is never boring and never feels forced. It occurred 2 months after I was born, so my knowledge of 1968-1972 is sparse. I remain amazed by Borman, Anders, and Lovell.
pick69 ~ The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent (Kindle edition📱) ~ Started: 09.07.17 ~ Finished: 10.07.17
Rating: 5/5📚
pickVery good. Enjoyed it start to finish. Felt like even though the ending was left open and not quite complete it suited this book as there are many 'extracts' from 'books' which don't get finished. Loved how it explored the ideas of stories and reading and how if you love reading its a big part of your life. Recommend.
The paragraph starting from 'Over time' and finishing 'for which she is paid' describes how I feel about reading execpt that I work in retail!! I suppose its how most of us feel on here!!! 📖📚
pickA fairly quick read that seemed divided in both content and style. Pivotal point was the diary readings.
Whilst I feel more could have been made of the back story, and the love interest, I did enjoy the story :)
This has been on my TBR list for yonks so I was thrilled to find it on an end aisle st the library. Even though I'd planned on only returning books!
so-soenjoyable, l albiet a rather quick read. I didn't feel 100% invested in the characters, that said if you're after a quick in between big reads its worth a read.
panCommuting could be worse than it is. There could be a really odd guy reading aloud about people going to the toilet.
A good idea wasted on banality and toilet humour.
First book of the new year finished! A beautiful story about the love of books and how they bring people together; a fitting first book for my first litsy post!
"The weekend arrived like a haven in which to deposit all the fatigue built up during the week."
HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!!
panWow. I hated this. Unbearably twee, ridiculous and a strangely juvenile tone, perhaps a problem translating idiomatic French? The only interesting idea was that of a man rescuing books which he is employed to pulp and this is done SO much better in Bohumil Hrabal's Too Loud a Solitude. It's a day late but I almost #threwitacrosstheroom! #photoadaynov16
bailed
So I think you can start to see where the horror comes in. The Thing, the machine that caused a horrible accident via a faulty switch but may indeed be malevolently sentient enough to chew up rats at night is perhaps the most straightforward 19h
But at the same time, you have truly charming characters and character moments, not just the reading on the train of preserved pages that the title suggests, but an expansion on reading and sharing a love of the written/spoken word in the form of the theatrical security guard, Yvon 19h
And then there's the elderly crew that gives Guylain and Yvon another avenue to read aloud, 19h
It's a whimsical take on coping with life's harshest realities: recognizing that an acquaintance seen on the morning walk to the train is now denying that his dog is at death's door, dealing with the latest in one's succession of goldfish dying with simple ceremony, understanding that while one is a prince of a man, your other coworker and boss are awful 19h
Speaking of the writing, Ros Schwartz and Ruth Diver(translated alexandrines specifically) did an exemplary job on the translation. It's so lovely when even though I'm not reading the work in the original language the author intended, I'm not left obviously stumbling over lost nuance or an awkward choice in roughly comparative phrasing. No speed bumps in comprehension, 19h
I think I'd need a direct recommendation to read further in this author's work, though, as I could see various threads here lead to a much darker and less enjoyable reading experience. But if you happen to know he's produced any other bangers, let me know!
⚠️ ableism, fatphobia, discussion of accident resulting in mutilation/dismemberment/amputation, animal death 19h