I
was hooked once the author’s protagonist recommended, “The Elegance of the
Hedgehog”. This took place ten pages
into the story, after the book seller is introduced to us. Not a normal bookseller at all. He has converted a river barge into an
“Apothocary Library” on the River Seine, in the middle of Paris. His homeopathic apothecary has the cures for
modern life’s travails
A
cast of loveable characters is quickly added to the ship, which hasn’t moved
away from the dock in twenty years. That
fact introduced as a hint that the reader would soon be joining the crew in a
long journey of literary exploration. 
We
got hints early on that while the bookstore proprietor was possessed of the
unique ability at “transperception”, this did not apply to his own problems,
which seemed to revolve around a woman.
I need say no more.
It’s a little
schmaltzy, but that goes without saying for any romantic comedy. Just like a stage play from the 1920’s, by
the end, after many zany adventures, all the characters pair up, and live
happily ever after.
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