Book Review; Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. by Jeremy Mercer

Last month, I read the memoir Time Was Soft There: A Paris Sojourn at Shakespeare & Co. by Jeremy Mercer and today I'll post my review of the book.

Description from Goodreads

Wandering through Paris's Left Bank one day, poor and unemployed, Canadian reporter Jeremy Mercer ducked into a little bookstore called Shakespeare & Co. Mercer bought a book, and the staff invited him up for tea. Within weeks, he was living above the store, working for the proprietor, George Whitman, patron saint of the city's down-and-out writers, and immersing himself in the love affairs and low-down watering holes of the shop's makeshift staff. Time Was Soft There is the story of a journey down a literary rabbit hole in the shadow of Notre Dame, to a place where a hidden bohemia still thrives.

My Thoughts on the Book

Even though it's a memoir, Jeremy Mercer's writing style sucked me right into the book about Shakespeare & Co., the legendary bookstore located in Paris. The motley crew of (sometimes eccentric) people staying at the place, the love of books, the bookstore itself, the bohemian vibes, and Paris. One certainly gets a feel for the place when George Whitman ran the place, and it was an enjoyable literary rabbit hole to dive into for those of us who enjoy such themes.

Would I recommend The Time Was Soft There? Totally.