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amandae129's review
2.0
What a brat. Further proof for my "don't publish a memoir under (at least) 30" theory. Not recommended.
larrrn's review
3.0
I read over half in an evening i was having trouble sleeping and it really did the trick: A fun little romp through Paris in the mid-aughts.
wrasea's review
4.0
A fun read - I really enjoyed her recap of things both she and her mother ate throughout the trip.
johnnymacaroni's review
2.0
My main take-away from this will be the various museums, shops, markets and restaurants that I would love to visit when/if I ever make it to Paris (for more than just one night)...and of course I will have to try the French milk! I only gave this book 2 stars (which by the way is not a bad rating, it means "it was ok") because I had a difficult time relating to Lucy ... she really did seem out of sorts on this trip and yes, I've been there too especially when I was closer to 22 than I am now, but I didn't really get a sense of growth from her experience. The back of the book claims to give me "a moving, personal look at a mother-daughter relationship" but I didn't really get that through this book. I felt like mom was very secondary. I felt more connected to them both in Relish which I did enjoy very much.
yourfriendsteph's review
2.0
As a 20 something, and recent college graduate contemplating graduate school I could certainly identify with Knisley's woes, the main subject matter of this travel diary. However, I feel her artwork deserved more consideration than being subjected to shopping lists and pity-parties on her Parisian sofa. Reading of her daily excursions of art and culture in Paris made me yearn for more substance. Perhaps educated by her recent completion of art school in Chicago. Knisley seemed to choose to cop out of any opinion erring on the side of feeling too homesick/bloated/tired to process the adventure.
The only insight i found enlightening was a short two-panel comparison of graffiti in Paris to that of New York City and Chicago.
Like other reviewers haven mentioned, French Milk as a title falls short of the expected (or hoped for) metaphor. It hardly translates as a time of growth for the author's relationship with her mother as most of their time together is spent shopping, watching movies, and engrossed in tours. No real development between the two is described. Instead, the title proves as superficial as the rest of the book, picked simply because it's something Knisley likes.
The only insight i found enlightening was a short two-panel comparison of graffiti in Paris to that of New York City and Chicago.
Like other reviewers haven mentioned, French Milk as a title falls short of the expected (or hoped for) metaphor. It hardly translates as a time of growth for the author's relationship with her mother as most of their time together is spent shopping, watching movies, and engrossed in tours. No real development between the two is described. Instead, the title proves as superficial as the rest of the book, picked simply because it's something Knisley likes.
gertrude314's review
5.0
This book felt just like a diary I would have written on a trip, except it had beautiful illustrations and pictures thrown in! It's a travel diary I aspire to! It also made me want to go back to Paris reeeeeeally bad!