For me, this is an interesting way to know Paris better. I almost feel like to go to the spots where the Parisians go dating.
I read the Chinese translation and found the quality of the translation was not that great in the beginning. It is better in the second half. The interesting part is that the author excerpted from novels of the early 19th century in Paris to disclose how people/loyal family date, the female fashion, and their marriage. The novels are Le Père Goriot, and Mémoires de deux jeunes mariées from Honoré de Balzac, and Madame Bovary, If you are not into the classical novels, this book gives you a chance to glimpse the old time and most important of all, it can be a good way to know France and Paris better.