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Benny & Shrimp: A Novel by Katarina Mazetti
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Benny & Shrimp: A Novel (original 1999; edition 2009)

by Katarina Mazetti

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The bestselling "offbeat, down-to- earth love story"(The Observer, London)â?? now available in the United States

An international sensation, this addictively readable tale asks the question: Why is it so impossible to get a relationship between two middle-aged misfits to work? The answer lies in the story of Shrimp, a young widowed librarian with a sharp intellect and a home so tidy that her jam jars are in alphabetical order; Benny, a gentle, overworked milk farmer who fears becoming the village's Old Bachelor; and an unlikely love that should not be as complicated as it seems. Reminiscent of the works of Carol Shields, this quirky, humorous, beautifully told novel breathes new life into the age-old conundrum that is love.… (more)

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Title:Benny & Shrimp: A Novel
Authors:Katarina Mazetti
Info:Penguin (Non-Classics) (2009), Edition: Original, Paperback, 224 pages
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Benny and Shrimp by Katarina Mazetti (1999)

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Désirée se rend régulièrement sur la tombe de son mari, qui a eu le mauvais goût de mourir trop jeune. Bibliothécaire et citadine, elle vit dans un appartement tout blanc, très tendance, rempli de livres. Au cimetière, elle croise souvent le mec de la tombe d'à côté, dont l'apparence l'agace autant que le tape-à-l'œil de la stèle qu'il fleurit assidûment.
Depuis le décès de sa mère, Benny vit seul à la ferme familiale avec ses vingt-quatre vaches laitières. Il s'en sort comme il peut, avec son bon sens paysan et une sacrée dose d'autodérision. Chaque fois qu'il la rencontre, il est exaspéré par sa voisine de cimetière, son bonnet de feutre et son petit carnet de poésie.
Un jour pourtant, un sourire éclate simultanément sur leurs lèvres et ils en restent tous deux éblouis...
C'est le début d'une passion dévorante. C'est avec un romantisme ébouriffant et un humour décapant que ce roman d'amour tendre et débridé pose la très sérieuse question du choc des cultures.
  Haijavivi | Jun 5, 2019 |
Some people really liked this book, but I can't recommend it even though I did finish it. Two quirky misfit characters meet at a cemetery and have an affair. They think they fall in love but they continually misread each other, so the book is about them fighting, breaking up, making up, rinse repeat until the last page. ( )
  PhyllisReads | Apr 27, 2019 |
Suis-je fleur bleue? Peut-être, car voilà une histoire d'amour, avec en plus un titre qui fait peur, à la tournure un peu trop travaillée pour être honnête, et j'ai bien aimé.
et ensuite elle a souri comme une gamine en vacances.
À partir de cet instant, j'ai des trous de mémoire, mais je sais que plus rien n'était diffficile à gérer ni inquiétant.

On notera toutefois qu'à la différence d'autres livres à l'eau de rose, le ton est agréable, les personnages intelligents, pas trop caricaturaux. J'ai beaucoup aimé leurs attitudes si humaines, faites d'hésitations, de regrets, mais aussi de grands beaux élans, d'humour.
J'écoutais NRJ à fond sur un walkman, c'est parfait pour celui qui veut se lobotomiser sans séquelles persistantes.

J'ai beaucoup moins aimé la fin qui ouvre un peu trop à mon sens à la possibilité d'une suite, et, tiens, comme par hasard, justement il y a une suite. Pffff, j'aime pas ce genre de prise en otages. ( )
  elisala | Feb 16, 2018 |
Cute romance about a man and a woman who who are completely wrong for each other and (of course) end up completely right for each other. Good story but the author got them together a little too quickly, then spent the rest of the book trying to find ways to slow down the pace. I loved the character of Benny -- a loveable goof with absolutely no pretense. Shrimp came off a bit of a shrew in places; she isn't a person very sensitive to others' feelings. Good, but not really recommended. ( )
  dorie.craig | Jun 22, 2017 |
Just didn't really understand the relationship between these two. They were clearly not meant for each other. Perhaps it was misguided feelings or sheer desperation and loneliness. It is a rather short book and that is good because I'm not sure how much more I would have read about these two. The story is told in alternating voices and that lets the reader really get to know the two characters. ( )
  bnbookgirl | Jun 9, 2016 |
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Fiction. Romance. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:

The bestselling "offbeat, down-to- earth love story"(The Observer, London)â?? now available in the United States

An international sensation, this addictively readable tale asks the question: Why is it so impossible to get a relationship between two middle-aged misfits to work? The answer lies in the story of Shrimp, a young widowed librarian with a sharp intellect and a home so tidy that her jam jars are in alphabetical order; Benny, a gentle, overworked milk farmer who fears becoming the village's Old Bachelor; and an unlikely love that should not be as complicated as it seems. Reminiscent of the works of Carol Shields, this quirky, humorous, beautifully told novel breathes new life into the age-old conundrum that is love.

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It started in a cemetery, where they begrudgingly share a bench. "Shrimp," the childless young widow and librarian with a sharp intellect and a home so tidy that her jam jars are in alphabetical order, meets Benny, the gently, overworked milk farmer who fears becoming the village's Old Bachelor. Both driven by an enormous longing and loudly ticking biological clocks, they can't escape the powerful attraction between them. But how will she learn to accept that he falls asleep at the opera and has a house full of his mother's cross-stitch? And how could he ever feel at home in her minimalist apartment, bare as a dentist's waiting room? (978-0-14-311599-1)
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