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ilovestory's review against another edition
3.0
Cute summer read ... definitely makes me want to have a rich uncle leave me a large home on land planted with vineyards in his will. Of course, guess I didn't need to read this book to want that!
staceylynn42's review
3.0
Max inherits his late uncle's vineyard. But there are 3 problems:
1. the wine is terrible
2. there is skullduggery afoot
3. there is a question about his inheritance.
This is a typical Mayle mystery/romance set in Provence of course, with lots of delicious food and great descriptions of the background.
The characters are okay, likeable rogues & decent people. There is nothing particularly WOW about this story but it's a decent tale told decently.
1. the wine is terrible
2. there is skullduggery afoot
3. there is a question about his inheritance.
This is a typical Mayle mystery/romance set in Provence of course, with lots of delicious food and great descriptions of the background.
The characters are okay, likeable rogues & decent people. There is nothing particularly WOW about this story but it's a decent tale told decently.
stacey42's review
3.0
Max inherits his late uncle's vineyard. But there are 3 problems:
1. the wine is terrible
2. there is skullduggery afoot
3. there is a question about his inheritance.
This is a typical Mayle mystery/romance set in Provence of course, with lots of delicious food and great descriptions of the background.
The characters are okay, likeable rogues & decent people. There is nothing particularly WOW about this story but it's a decent tale told decently.
1. the wine is terrible
2. there is skullduggery afoot
3. there is a question about his inheritance.
This is a typical Mayle mystery/romance set in Provence of course, with lots of delicious food and great descriptions of the background.
The characters are okay, likeable rogues & decent people. There is nothing particularly WOW about this story but it's a decent tale told decently.
florapants84's review against another edition
4.0
Mayle's fiction is just as great as his non-fiction travel essays and memoirs. Ben Chaplin did a great job at narrating this audio version of the book. I really think he would have been a better canidate for the role of Max instead of Russell Crowe in the movie adaptation.
sietz's review against another edition
2.0
Always chasing the ‘One Year In Provence’ dragon :) this one started off ok but reallly lost puff towards the end. A very unbalanced novel. Still, not totally awful as (with all Peter Mayle books) there’s lots of good talk of French food and wine.
cheesykaty's review
3.0
Pleasant, albeit a little shallow. 3 stars because it's never not fun to read about wine and French food.
writerlibrarian's review
2.0
I read this because I found out there was a Russell Crowe/Ridley Scott movie based on it coming this fall. I had not read any Peter Mayle before and I don't think I'll read him again. He's fine and somewhat entertaining but not my cup of tea. The translation was good, the characters interesting in a fluffy kinda way. I have no idea how Crowe will play Max. Book!Max is nice even if he had a shark's job and is somewhat laid back. Not a book I would read again or an author I would read again but I can see the appeal.
candyflynn's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
margardenlady's review
4.0
Fun romp in Provence with a British expat. The Francophile in me had fun imagining the setting and characters.