Cheri's review
A Year in the Merde
by Stephen Clarke
Cheri's review
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke
Cheri's review
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auto-biography
A friend told me to pick this up because I am something of a Francophile and it didn't disappoint.
It's not really an auto-biography, but once you've read some of the storyline, it becomes clear why the author changed names and details. It isn't A Moveable Feast, but it's an enjoyable and sometimes hilarious read.
I know some people will be put off by his somewhat puerile viewpoints and aims, but I really enjoyed the book for the fact that it seemed so unabashedly male. He's not a mysoginist, but he doesn't try to put on an enlightened facade regarding women, which seemed refreshing when I read it.
Quick, easy, fun.
It's not really an auto-biography, but once you've read some of the storyline, it becomes clear why the author changed names and details. It isn't A Moveable Feast, but it's an enjoyable and sometimes hilarious read.
I know some people will be put off by his somewhat puerile viewpoints and aims, but I really enjoyed the book for the fact that it seemed so unabashedly male. He's not a mysoginist, but he doesn't try to put on an enlightened facade regarding women, which seemed refreshing when I read it.
Quick, easy, fun.
