Book Lovers
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An insightful, delightful, instant #1 New York Times bestseller from the author of Funny Story . “One of my favorite authors.”—Colleen Hoover One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming... Nora Stephens' life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby. Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters’ trip away—with visions of a small town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute. If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.
| Dimensions | 5.45 x 1.03 x 8.18 inches |
| Isbn 10 | 0593334833 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-0593334836 |
| Item Weight | 1.05 Kilograms |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 416 pages |
| Publication Date | May 3, 2022 |
| Publisher | Berkley |
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good book
easy read!
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物語にのめり込むのがやや難しい
女性エディターが主人公だが、やや個人の感覚に元ずき過ぎる表現や逸話が多く、他のロマンスに比べ、引き込まれにくい。
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Strong mind catches great life
Nora is dreaming of a book editor career. While mothering her baby sister, Libby, who makes a plan for their holidays. She attempts to organize their lives in the future. Libby edits reality. It seems that Nora becomes her baby sister's baby sister. Nora is a main character but I focus on Libby, because Libby plays the most important role.
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かなり笑わせてくれるロマンス小説風刺のロマンス小説
売れない女優だけれどもニューヨークが大好きで、いつまでも夢を抱き続けたシングルマザーの母が急死してから、姉のNoraにとって妹Libbyの幸せを守ることが何よりも重要になった。Noraは本当は編集者になりたかったのだが、夢見がちで現実感覚がないLibbyの幸せを優先して、コミッションで収入が高くなる可能性が高い文芸エージェントになった。クライアントである作家の利益のためなら何でもするNoraは、感情抜きの冷酷さで業界で恐れられている。20歳の若さで年上の男性と結婚して母親になっている妹との心理的な距離ができていることを案じていたNoraは、妊娠中の彼女から２人きりの旅を提案されて同意した。Noraのクライアントの作家が書いたベストセラーの舞台である南部ノースカロライナのSunshine fallsに行ったところ、想像とはまったく異なる場所であり、バケーションだった。そのうえ、２年前にクライアントの作品を拒絶した不機嫌な編集者がいて、妹は大きな秘密を隠しているようだ……。これはロマンス小説なのだが、普通のロマンス小説とは根本的に異なる部分がある。ロマンス小説の風刺小説なのだ。プロローグで文芸エージェントであるNoraのロマンス小説の分析があるのだが、そこに出てくる「Small Town Love Story」というサブジャンルの説明が卓越している。「大都会に住むビジネス優先の冷酷なヒーローが大企業の利益のために家族経営の小さなビジネス（クリスマスツリー農家やベーカリー）を潰すために田舎町に行く。ところがそのクリスマスツリー農家かベーカリーの女性に魅了されて、人格そのものが変わり、良い人物になる。大都市には彼の恋人がいるのだが、都市に戻ってその恋人の冷酷さに気づき、彼女を捨てて田舎の心優しき女性にプロポーズする」というまとめなのだが、Noraはロマンス小説のヒロインではなく、最後に捨てられる都市の冷酷な恋人役なのだ。だが、その捨てられる恋人にはヒーローやヒロインとは異なる深い内面や美徳があることを読者は想像もしないのである。ここがこの小説の鍵である。ロマンス小説の風刺小説であることも楽しいのだが、日本の読者にとっては、日本の出版業界とは異なるアメリカの出版業界の内情が興味深いのではないかと思う。Emily Henryは文章力が卓越している作家だ。以前はファンタジーなどを書いていたのだが、ロマンス小説に専念するようになってからは全米トップクラスのベストセラー作家になった。正しい選択だったと思っている。
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Too elaborate!
Less than the average. Don’t expect too much from this one.
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Really Wonderful 🤍
Loved Nora, loved Charlie and loved Book Lovers.Beautifully written, funny, thoughtful and entertaining. Nora and Libby drove me a bit crazy but that is actually pretty normal sister behaviour, instead of having the chat they really needed….But a wonderful ending!
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will she ever write a book that isn't absolutely amazing?
5 ⭐️ | 📖 book loversif she were in a Hallmark movie, Nora would be the ex left behind while the lead goes to a small town and falls in love with a local. she knows that. it has literally happened to her. more than once.when her sister, Libby, decides that they too deserve to have their own small-town-life-altering experience, Nora finds herself spending a whole month in the city that inspired a bestselling book from the author that skyrocketed her career as an agent.what she didn’t expect was to find her nemesis, editor Charlie Lastra, running the local bookshop. while she tries to keep her distance, she realizes this might not be as easy in a small town as it’d be in NY.I went into this book not knowing much. and I thought, I truly thought, maybe I wouldn’t love it as much as Emily’s previous books. I don’t have much in common with Nora. I didn’t think I’d be able to relate to her. I went as far as to convince myself that it’d be okay if I didn’t love it.well, I should’ve known better. even if I had hated Nora, which I obviously didn’t, I’d still have loved the book. simply because of Emily’s writing. what she does with words… it feels like magic. the kind of magic people hunt grimoires down to try to replicate, but it just never comes out the same. there’s a secret recipe that belongs only to her.she has the ability to put feelings into words, and I know this sounds like a basic skill a writer should have, but that’s not what I mean. I just can’t quite explain it. like, in pwmov, when she gave the best definition of “saudade” I’ve ever come across, and she doesn’t even speak Portuguese.i’m gonna leave her own words here, because it’s the best way I can explain how reading her books feel:“This book has crushed me with its weight and dazzled me with its tiny bright spots. Some books you don’t read so much as live, and finishing one of those always makes me think of ascending from a scuba dive. Like if I surface too fast I might get the bends.”⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️❤️🌶🌶
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Really good rom-com
I love it and had fun reading it. It would make a great movie I think. I like the banter between Charlie and Nora, practically since the begining. It made me laugh!
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Süßes und lustiges Buch
Super süße Geschichte. Hat sich sehr schön gelesen und hat Spaß gemacht. Die Witze sie die Autorin einbaut gefallen mir persönlich sehr gut.
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Good book
Good book
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