Comments on: A Book About France for Bastille Day

By: Edie Jarolim

Edie Jarolim — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:37:00 +0000

Well, having just finished writing about cognac, I’m in a Parisian mood. So I’d love to read Adam Gopnik’s book — if say, it were a prize for a contest…
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By: Colleen

Colleen — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:28:00 +0000

“Paris to the Moon” has been on my TBR stack for ages! I don’t know why – I’ve enjoyed Gopnick’s New Yorker articles.
You might also like “My Life in France” by Julia Child. A wonderful recounting of her time in Paris and Marseilles, the people she met and became friends with, and details behind her cookbooks and TV show. I’m a bit of a “foodie,” but think her story would appeal to people who like her and/or France.
I read “A Moveable Feast” on the flight to Paris for my 2nd visit to that lovely city. It was an interesting look into the time and place, but the ending with the breakdown of his marriage just made me sad…

By: Jessie Voigts

Jessie Voigts — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:59:50 +0000

i loved paris to the moon – and remember reading his essays as they came out in the NYer. i haven’t read the lebovitz book yet. but there is lots of food for thought. paris, i think, is in a class of its own. great review!
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