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aleffert's review against another edition
4.0
Enormously charming and utterly low stakes. This is basically a screwball comedy with a narrative voice to match. Perfectly balances a fundamental ditziness with self-aware commentary that had me chuckling the entire time. Glamorous and tawdry, it does get kind of dark at the end in a way that the material doesn't really handle (or maybe just aged very oddly), but it's not enough to ruin the pleasures of this little romp.
whimsofmin's review against another edition
5.0
Ease of Reading: 4✨
Characters: 5✨
Plot: 3✨
Writing: 5✨
Overall: 5✨
This was a funny and bubbly tale of a young American women taking a year in Paris. It was written and set in the 1950s so was modern for its time. I loved the writing and the characters, they were very real and I felt liberated by them. The plot was quite sparse throughout the book, however by the end it comes to the foreground and brings a lot of humour with it. I really enjoyed this BTM choice.
Characters: 5✨
Plot: 3✨
Writing: 5✨
Overall: 5✨
This was a funny and bubbly tale of a young American women taking a year in Paris. It was written and set in the 1950s so was modern for its time. I loved the writing and the characters, they were very real and I felt liberated by them. The plot was quite sparse throughout the book, however by the end it comes to the foreground and brings a lot of humour with it. I really enjoyed this BTM choice.
misshrek's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars! I thought Sally Jay got a little tiresome towards the middle the more spoilt and cranky she got, but I also was still charmed by her so I can’t complain. Sally and Max’s arc was so good and bumped this up a whole half star
gabie_east's review
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
my friend described this book as 'Emily in Paris but set in the 50s' and honestly yeh they were so right with that. it follows Sally Jay as she causes chaos in Paris, falling in and out of love, starting drama on nights out and trying to suceed as an actress. i found Sally Jay so funny, i found myself actually laughing out loud at some parts! this is the sort of book you read when you want something a little silly to cheer you up, and it was perfect for mid-winter to remind me of the fun that can be had when the sun stops setting at 4pm! i would definitly recommend this book.
what stops it being a 5? it wasnt the best book ive ever read by far. it didnt at all take itself too seriously and it was perfect for what it was, which is a little silly, a little funny and a little crazy.
what stops it being a 5? it wasnt the best book ive ever read by far. it didnt at all take itself too seriously and it was perfect for what it was, which is a little silly, a little funny and a little crazy.
bookherd's review against another edition
4.0
A fun first person narrative novel about the exploits of a young American woman in France in the 1950's. She is a bit of a party girl, but she is clear eyed about herself, if not about others.
l1nds's review against another edition
4.0
One of the marks of a good book is that you're already looking forward to rereading it, and that's certainly the case here. I
can't imagine I'll ever tire of our intrepid heroine and her wisecracks! I was always going to love this book though - I'm a sucker for the upper classes being skewered by a sharp wit (see also: Jane Austen, Angela Thirkell, Nancy Mitford) and this is a fine example.
can't imagine I'll ever tire of our intrepid heroine and her wisecracks! I was always going to love this book though - I'm a sucker for the upper classes being skewered by a sharp wit (see also: Jane Austen, Angela Thirkell, Nancy Mitford) and this is a fine example.