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natasha_reads0420's review
5.0
Loved this book! The illustrations that go along with each letter are beautifully done.
moondustt's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Paris is my place soulmate
rrickman33's review against another edition
4.0
Dear Paris is a wonderful look into every day life in Paris, France. I was partial to this book in the first place as I minored in French in college and studied abroad in Vichy. The largest city in France i've been to is Lyon, not Paris, so I was excited to hear about life and travel there.
I loved the audio version of this book, it made for very casual listening. I felt like I was reading my friend's letters as she's sitting in a café writing to me personally. The descriptions of places and events were well done and it had me looking up many places and adding them to my travel list!
I wish there had been less about touristy things and more about every day life, maybe even some more French thrown in there would have been nice. I just felt like a tourist wrote this instead of someone fully immersed in the city, culture, and people.
With that said, I would still love to own this as a coffee table book and definitely recommend to all my France loving friends. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for this audio ARC in exchange for my honest review.
I loved the audio version of this book, it made for very casual listening. I felt like I was reading my friend's letters as she's sitting in a café writing to me personally. The descriptions of places and events were well done and it had me looking up many places and adding them to my travel list!
I wish there had been less about touristy things and more about every day life, maybe even some more French thrown in there would have been nice. I just felt like a tourist wrote this instead of someone fully immersed in the city, culture, and people.
With that said, I would still love to own this as a coffee table book and definitely recommend to all my France loving friends. Thank you to NetGalley and Andrews McMeel for this audio ARC in exchange for my honest review.
bookwoman37's review
adventurous
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
I enjoyed this arm chair journey to Paris through the author's letters and sketches. The author writes in a light conversational tone. The letters are accompanied with sketches. Enjoy
jenscozylife's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
ceeemvee's review
4.0
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.
What a delightful book! I hope the print version will be an oversized coffee table book.
Macleod moved to Paris, and started a letter subscription as a means to fund her travels. On a monthly basis, she would chronicle her doings, the highlight being her beautiful artwork. To be honest, I had no idea that letter subscriptions even existed. Pick up the book and be transported to the banks of the Seine, a corner boulangerie, or beneath the Eiffel Tower. She has also included letters and drawings from other places, such as Prague and Venice. This is a beautiful book to pick up anytime you need an escape and have only a few minutes to spare.
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What a delightful book! I hope the print version will be an oversized coffee table book.
Macleod moved to Paris, and started a letter subscription as a means to fund her travels. On a monthly basis, she would chronicle her doings, the highlight being her beautiful artwork. To be honest, I had no idea that letter subscriptions even existed. Pick up the book and be transported to the banks of the Seine, a corner boulangerie, or beneath the Eiffel Tower. She has also included letters and drawings from other places, such as Prague and Venice. This is a beautiful book to pick up anytime you need an escape and have only a few minutes to spare.
https://candysplanet.wordpress.com/
stacyroth's review against another edition
4.0
I received an audio ARC of this book through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.
To fund her travels, artist Janice Macleod started a letter subscription service. People could pay to have her send monthly paintings and letters to her followers around the world. Dear Paris collects all of these paintings and letters into one collection.
Sadly, because I listened to this as an audiobook, I was unable to see Macleod's paintings. (I understand that if you purchase the audiobook, it will come with a PDF file showcasing the paintings.) However, we do get to listen to Macleod herself narrate the book, and I loved getting to hear the letters with exactly the tone she intended. Through her letters, we get to know about Macleod's life in Paris, as well as being taken back to the news events coming out of Paris and France over the past decade. My chief complaint with the book would be that Dear Paris is a bit of a misnomer, as there were several letters written from other cities and countries as she traveled elsewhere. The book was overall an interesting look into Macleod's life and small glimpse of what it is like to live in Paris.
To fund her travels, artist Janice Macleod started a letter subscription service. People could pay to have her send monthly paintings and letters to her followers around the world. Dear Paris collects all of these paintings and letters into one collection.
Sadly, because I listened to this as an audiobook, I was unable to see Macleod's paintings. (I understand that if you purchase the audiobook, it will come with a PDF file showcasing the paintings.) However, we do get to listen to Macleod herself narrate the book, and I loved getting to hear the letters with exactly the tone she intended. Through her letters, we get to know about Macleod's life in Paris, as well as being taken back to the news events coming out of Paris and France over the past decade. My chief complaint with the book would be that Dear Paris is a bit of a misnomer, as there were several letters written from other cities and countries as she traveled elsewhere. The book was overall an interesting look into Macleod's life and small glimpse of what it is like to live in Paris.