Laurence Cossé (All reviews)
- Nov 12 2013
World Literature Today: "Laurence Cossé contrasts her characters’ lives with respect and an understanding of their often-divergent cultures." - Jun 23 2013
The Book Habit: "A Novel Bookstore reads as a love poem to literature." - May 10 2013
The Big Issue: "Wonderful." - Apr 2 2013
New York Journal of Books: "Beautifully written and translated from the French, BITTER ALMONDS should be required reading." - Mar 27 2013
Of Books and Reading: "BITTER ALMONDS is in a league of its own." - Nov 7 2010
The Washington Post: "Makes a good argument for literature as a sensual pleasure surpassing even sex and fine wine." - Oct 23 2010
Minneapolis Star Tribune: "Packed with sublime, enthusiastic descriptions of reading and literature." - Oct 1 2010
Three Percent: "Cossé observes the smallest details and imbues them with meaning." - Sep 16 2010
A Common Reader: "An engaging read." - Sep 15 2010
San Francisco Chronicle: "Marvelous and stimulating." - Sep 1 2010
Words Without Borders: "You may find yourself making your own list, and adding some new additions to it as you go along." - Sep 1 2010
Mostly Fiction: "Plays out just like an excellent French film--great entertaiment on a surface level, yet some deep philosophical statements resonate in the background." - Sep 1 2010
The Huffington Post: "A deeply satisfying manifesto of book love and a sharp indictment of those who would use such love for their own evil purposes." - Aug 30 2010
Confessions of a Bookaholic: "I had a feeling when I was reading it that it was classic." - Aug 30 2010
Mary Whipple Reviews: A combination of mystery, fantasy, philosophical anaylisis, and economic treatise...A Novel Bookstore raises many interesting questions within a unique story." - Aug 20 2010
Library Journal: "Eminently readable, it is a love letter to the novel (literature junkies will find within its pages a seemingly endless supply of book suggestions) and a profound exploration of human nature." - Aug 9 2010
The Complete Review: "A premise that is sure to appeal to every bibliophile and passionate reader." - Jul 15 2010
Kirkus Reviews: "A literary idyll preselected for bookworms and bibliophiles." - Jul 5 2010
Publishers Weekly: "Cossé poignantly depicts characters who have turned to literature for solace against the pain in their lives."