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I have to be honest. I bought this book because I liked the title. Then I got sucked in by the back cover. Who doesn't think the idea of running away w/ your adult family to Paris wouldn't be fantastic?
Gopnik is excellent at revealing the sutle differences between life in the States and France that make up two completely seperate cultures. I felt upon finishing the book that I actually knew the secrets of French thought and behavior. Unfortunately, I now know exactly why I'd never be able to ble ...more
Gopnik is excellent at revealing the sutle differences between life in the States and France that make up two completely seperate cultures. I felt upon finishing the book that I actually knew the secrets of French thought and behavior. Unfortunately, I now know exactly why I'd never be able to ble ...more
How much I love this book! Gopnik posesses an unsurpassable wit as he describes the quirks of the French. I love the scene where he describes the Parisian version of a gym. Women "saunter," they don't run. I my experiences in France followed a similar vein.
This book would be a smart gift for someone living in France. Also if you like the New Yorker, staff-writer Gopnik will knock your socks off with his stellar writing.
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This book would be a smart gift for someone living in France. Also if you like the New Yorker, staff-writer Gopnik will knock your socks off with his stellar writing.
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Although I this book was not what I expected it was quite enlightening and educational. It was described as an account of the author's desire to take his wife and small son to Paris to live for a year before the boy entered kindergarten. Since I had gone with my husband, primary school aged son and infant daughter to Japan in the early 80's I thought I might compare his experiences with mine. Gopnik is much more literate than I am so while parts of the book mirrored my own experiences, I came wa
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Some of the essays were more engaging than others; interesting, but certainly not my favorite book about ex-pats living in France. (For the record, my favorite is A Year In Provence.)
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