Reviews

The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley

kbcozy22's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I found a vintage copy of this book. I was so excited to read it and....it was ok. I loved the bookshop owner, his wife, and Tatiana. The bookstore was the perfect setting to get lost in. The spy plot was fine. My biggest dislike was Aubrey Gilbert. Just found him boring- I kept wanting to go back to the story parts with Roger in his bookstore. Overall not bad but not amazing either.

ingramspark's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a fun, spooky read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bkschwartz's review

Honestly, the first book was adorable but this one is REALLY dated, and not in a fun historical way… 

karlmarxschooloftaxefficiency's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

lydiawesome's review against another edition

5.0

Part action, part drama, part romance, part mystery, and completely book nerd's delight, this is one of the most fantastic books I have read. Seems hard to believe that this was written in the early part of the last century! If you love books, you will love this book!

mschrock8's review against another edition

3.0

Lots of book talk! Plus friendship and a mystery.

Borrowed on Hoopla through JCPL.

Listening length six hr

ipanzica's review against another edition

2.0

I feel like this book was more pretentious then the first book in the series and the romance sub-plot was weaker. The characters in the book were recently complaining about people only wanting to read Tarzan and other books that have a movie version of them in theaters. Though if they are really passionate about getting people to read, wouldn't they be happy that people are reading at all? I really dislike it when people try to shame others for not only reading high-brow books or if they are interested in popular books.

missbookiverse's review against another edition

2.0

2.5
Sehr stimmungsvoll gemütlich von Armin Hauser vorgelesen, aber die Story selbst fand ich unspektakulär. Während ich den Buchladenbesitzer Roger Mifflin und seine neue Gehilfin Titania sehr mochte, war mir Werbeverkäufer Aubrey unsympathisch und ich fand es doof, dass er

Spoiler

schlussendlich Recht behält mit seinen Vermutungen. Außerdem sind's am Ende leider "die bösen Deutschen" gewesen.

xxfelixxreads's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

foofers1622's review

4.0

This was a fun follow up to Morley's [b:Parnassus on Wheels|1001312|Parnassus on Wheels|Christopher Morley|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1416198831s/1001312.jpg|847161]. It has a great deal of early 20th century authors mentioned that were thought of as the best for the time. A little Anti-German, but that was the thought in 1919.