My one problem with this book is that there were rarely translations of the French phrases used. I looked some of them up, but most of the time I guessed.
October's Mother-Daughter Book Club Selection. If I'd been reading this on my own I think it very likely that I'd have abandoned it early on. But I continued out of obligation and it DID get better. I still never fell in love with it, however. The characters never won me over and it was dull in...
Really disappointing. Too long, not enough action, too wordy. This is supposed to be for 9-12 year olds, but I can't imagine too many at that age willing to put up with so much.
Starting over because I didn't realize my previous translation was abridged and now I'm a little ticked off at Norman Denny. I'm going to start the Julie Rose translation tomorrow. *squee*
My word, this is an interesting look at the Gopnik family living in Paris for a few years who have a little boy to boot! I love the culture clashes! For example, when introduced to Halloween for the first time, one friend of the family cannot believe this is a good holiday or how it's supposed to b...
I finished the book faster than I wanted to b/c I just could not stop reading. I have written alot about this previously so I will just try and summarize why one should read this book and why I give it 5 stars. It is intellectually stimulating. i don't always agree with the author's point of view bu...
Gopnik and his wife decide to move with their family from Paris back home to New York City. The chapters of the book consist of little stories about Gopnik’s kids, about life in New York City after living in Paris, about New York after 9-11. The subject of the chapters is not important. Gopnik has a...
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