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published
April 1st 2008
(first published 2007)
by Broadway
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Paperback, 288 pages
isbn
0767928172
(isbn13: 9780767928175)
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At the age of twenty-eight, stuck in a dead-end job in London, and on the run from a broken heart, Bryce Corbett takes a job in Paris, home of l’amour ...more
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Corbett's story is a good read but lacks re-read quality. I understand that it's about his experiences, but you can get drunk and laid anywhere in the world and his circle of friends was wholly made up, (with one exception) of ex pats. Not really too many insider tips on France per se (even a dunce knows that customer service is non exsistant in France and that they protest at the drop of a hat) but what he does include is interesting and written in a witty fashion. It's more about Corbett than ...more
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Read in August, 2008
Bryce Corbett's tale of his Parisian existence is rather amusing... mostly because of the fact that it takes place in Paris and that he is rather witty and interesting. I really enjoyed reading this book because of its Parisian slice-of-life quality, though I could have done very well without Corbett's habit of using the same "choice" words too frequently. He has a penchant for the words: bemused, proffered, prophylactic, aversion, among others.
Also, I would have preferred that he ...more
Also, I would have preferred that he ...more
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Read in June, 2008
This semi-nonfiction smart-alecky story from a former gossip columnnist is not the sort of book I'd normally read or enjoy. My wife reads everything David Sedaris writes, plus some David Rakoff & Augustin Burrows. I like hearing about the funnier stories, but I don't read them myself.
In fact, I picked up A Town Like Paris as a gift for her, but then I decided to read it myself. It was only because we both went there on vacation last March that I got a good kick out of it. Funny Paris obs...more
In fact, I picked up A Town Like Paris as a gift for her, but then I decided to read it myself. It was only because we both went there on vacation last March that I got a good kick out of it. Funny Paris obs...more
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Read in June, 2008
I liked this book but definitely didn't love it. Some chapters were more interesting than others. I could have done without many of his bachelor stories, which are all too common and could have happened anywhere. I felt the title was a little misleading. His "falling in love" doesn't happen until much later in the book. Or perhaps I missed the point. The writing felt a little bland, not expressing much emotion, funny or otherwise. For this type of genre, I would recommend "...more
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It's a fast read and mildly amusing, but it didn't so much capture the mood of Paris, as chronicle how he liked to party and drink; got a case of the crabs; formed a rock band on the side; and dated a show girl. All this stuff could've happened anywhere. Yes, he sprinkled some passages that hinted at what it's like to live in Paris, but that all seemed incidental to his partying. Heck, except for one token Frenchman, his circle of friends was composed of ex-pats! I was expecting something mor...more
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Read in May, 2008
My copy of the book with this ISBN was actually titled A Town Like Paris : Falling in Love with the City of Light.
Bryce Corbett interviewed for a job in Paris as a lark -- and was flabbergasted to actually get it. In this book he chronicles the life of an Australian ex-pat by way of London. It is fun, breezy, and ultimately unsatisfying. Like a meringue, there is nothing to it. Like a meringue, you won't care too much because of the enjoyment. At least until you realize you need more.
Bryce Corbett interviewed for a job in Paris as a lark -- and was flabbergasted to actually get it. In this book he chronicles the life of an Australian ex-pat by way of London. It is fun, breezy, and ultimately unsatisfying. Like a meringue, there is nothing to it. Like a meringue, you won't care too much because of the enjoyment. At least until you realize you need more.
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Read in May, 2008
I was looking for something light but not too fluffy to read. This fulfilled both of my requirements. Corbett definitely has a sense of humor.
As someone who once studied abroad in Paris, I found Corbett's descriptions of the city to be spot-on. I felt as if I was walking through the city with him.
The only time that the book kind of dragged was when he wrote about courting the Showgirl. Still, he was courting a Lido showgirl, and that alone made for some interesting reading.
As someone who once studied abroad in Paris, I found Corbett's descriptions of the city to be spot-on. I felt as if I was walking through the city with him.
The only time that the book kind of dragged was when he wrote about courting the Showgirl. Still, he was courting a Lido showgirl, and that alone made for some interesting reading.
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Read in June, 2008
I love a good Paris memoir but this isn't the best I've read. There were a few too many rapturous descriptions of drunken nights in Paris bars and other European cities but he does nail many of the joys and annoyances of living in the city of light.
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Funny, witty look at Paris from an Australian expatriate's point of view. I really enjoyed his insights into the people and places of Paris. Wonderful read for anyone (like me!) who has a love affair with the the City of Love!
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It was fun to revisit Paris through the author's eyes but really nothing happens in this book.
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Read in August, 2008
Makes one want to be young and able to live in Paris!
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Read in September, 2008
Soo good !!!! laugh out loud kind of funny
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Titled "A Town Like Paris" outside the U.S.
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