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sujuv's review against another edition
4.0
The third graphic novel I've read by this artist in as many weeks. Lovely tales of travel and its impact on her life and relationships.
oddmara's review against another edition
1.0
Y'all idk what the hell is up with this reading month but between DNFing 2 books and not managing to read anything above 2 stars (besides that one romance book) is actually making me feel insane.
I wanted to read a graphic novel as a palette cleanser but this was the most boring and irrelevant book I have ever read. At the beginning it says so and I really should have taken its word for it because it disclaims that it's the author's personal diary during the month she was in Paris and that's exactly what it felt like. Reading a random stranger's diary about their boring life whilst visiting paris. There was NOTHING of interest here. NOTHING. Half of it was what she ate for gods sake. And the other half was her NOT wanting to be in Paris. I cannot even bring myself to explain how little I cared. I could have gone on ebay and bought a strangers diary, read it, and gotten a story to the same effect, which is to say, I have absolutely no fucking clue how this got published. I hate being mean in reviews but this one I truly just did not get.
I wanted to read a graphic novel as a palette cleanser but this was the most boring and irrelevant book I have ever read. At the beginning it says so and I really should have taken its word for it because it disclaims that it's the author's personal diary during the month she was in Paris and that's exactly what it felt like. Reading a random stranger's diary about their boring life whilst visiting paris. There was NOTHING of interest here. NOTHING. Half of it was what she ate for gods sake. And the other half was her NOT wanting to be in Paris. I cannot even bring myself to explain how little I cared. I could have gone on ebay and bought a strangers diary, read it, and gotten a story to the same effect, which is to say, I have absolutely no fucking clue how this got published. I hate being mean in reviews but this one I truly just did not get.
emmeganreads's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first Lucy Knisely book and I'm in love.
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
4.0
Funny and impressed that the artist published this at 22. Enjoyed reading about her travels around Paris, all the food and museums. Makes me want to go there as soon as possible! Looking forward to more by her.
rosemaryathome's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book - I’ve always enjoy Knisley’s drawings and figured I knew what to expect with this. I really loved her introduction but think it set an expectation for something I didn’t quite find much of - a deeper dive into her relationship with her mother. All in all though, it’s a solid travel diary that she kept up with in real time on her trip. 21 year old me definitely wouldn’t have had the focus to do that!
riotsquirrrl's review against another edition
2.0
Oh no! Fat people in the Albany Airport! You poor thing, Lucy Knisley! After your month-long vacation with your mom in Paris! Where your English professor dad helped you with your application to grad school in between meals of fois gras and oysters! After you got little presents for Christmas like a brand new digital camera! Too bad you didn't have time to learn how to focus the thing properly and subjected us to lots of fuzzy photos.
I don't know why I checked this out from the library. Checklist completionism? Either way I wasn't crazy about her other book about food and this one from her college years endeared the author to me even less.
I don't know why I checked this out from the library. Checklist completionism? Either way I wasn't crazy about her other book about food and this one from her college years endeared the author to me even less.
meghan111's review against another edition
1.0
A diary written by a 21-year-old girl about a totally unremarkable trip to Paris, cataloguing what she ate and what she bought. I need things to be at least a bit reflective or have at least a bit of adventure to them - this was boring even though the drawing style was good. It was all "I went to the bookstore and bought some books, we ate dinner at ... "
kinx128's review against another edition
4.0
About a month ago I read Relish by Lucy Knisley and instantly became a huge fan of her work. After I read Relish I had to get her earlier, French Milk; and I'm so glad I did. Lucy has a way of telling her life experiences with a sharp wit that you just want to know more about her life. You can completely empathize with her.
The entire book is about her trip to Paris with her mom. When I was twenty-two, my mom and I went to Europe. We had such a great time. But, at the same time, we had those mother/daughter spats and so did Lucy and her mother. This book brought back such great memories for me. The mom/daughter bonding is something that you will treasure forever. Lucy is hardly ever critical of her mom which I find rather refreshing. They had such a great time in Paris. I thought that Lucy really illustrated how close her mother and her really are.
Another thing I really loved was how Lucy was able to show her angst on her soon to be graduation from college. I rememeber when I was twenty-two and trying to figure what I was supposed to do with my life. Her depressive fits were fitting for her time in life. To me, every college-graduate feels the uncertainty after graduating from college. It's scary and depressing.
I loved Lucy's Paris. It was all about food and art. She is a milk and foie gras affionado. She loved the milk in Paris so much that she named her book for it and I totally get it. I remember when I was in Paris and I thought the vegetables never tasted better. It's probably all the nasty preservatives Americans use. But the food DOES taste better in Paris! Most of her memories centers around food. She documents most of her meals during her trip. I loved that her most favorite meals were at their apartment. Lucy and her mom have such a great bond over food.
Lucy's illustrations are fun and fairly simple. I liked how she attempted to portray some classic pieces of art. I found it really amusing.
French Milk is a fun graphic memoir about a twenty-two year women coming age in Paris with her mom. It is funny and sweet. I highly recommend it!
The entire book is about her trip to Paris with her mom. When I was twenty-two, my mom and I went to Europe. We had such a great time. But, at the same time, we had those mother/daughter spats and so did Lucy and her mother. This book brought back such great memories for me. The mom/daughter bonding is something that you will treasure forever. Lucy is hardly ever critical of her mom which I find rather refreshing. They had such a great time in Paris. I thought that Lucy really illustrated how close her mother and her really are.
Another thing I really loved was how Lucy was able to show her angst on her soon to be graduation from college. I rememeber when I was twenty-two and trying to figure what I was supposed to do with my life. Her depressive fits were fitting for her time in life. To me, every college-graduate feels the uncertainty after graduating from college. It's scary and depressing.
I loved Lucy's Paris. It was all about food and art. She is a milk and foie gras affionado. She loved the milk in Paris so much that she named her book for it and I totally get it. I remember when I was in Paris and I thought the vegetables never tasted better. It's probably all the nasty preservatives Americans use. But the food DOES taste better in Paris! Most of her memories centers around food. She documents most of her meals during her trip. I loved that her most favorite meals were at their apartment. Lucy and her mom have such a great bond over food.
Lucy's illustrations are fun and fairly simple. I liked how she attempted to portray some classic pieces of art. I found it really amusing.
French Milk is a fun graphic memoir about a twenty-two year women coming age in Paris with her mom. It is funny and sweet. I highly recommend it!