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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the most fun i’ve had while reading in a long time
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sally Jay Gorce is predictable in all her chaotic, frazzled and undecided glory. What I love about this book is Sally's strong personality and voice. You can't miss who she is. While plenty of novels have characters with personalities you are likely to forget, Sally Jay Gorce is unforgettable Elaine Dundy wrote a voice and attitude that couldn't be mistaken for anyone else. What I didn't think the character had much character development and maybe it's the sap in me, but I wish she found closure at the end. If you want a crash course on using your wits and having the verbal upper hand, read this book.
more like 3.5 stars. Reading this I was constantly put in mind of the movie Roman Holiday. Not for the plot, but for the cinematic feel of being in a time period a decade post WWII. Sally Jay Gorce was both a sympathetic character and one that the reader can't help but roll her eyes at and wonder why she just doesn't knock it off. She behaved badly sometimes but was not bad.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Periodically you read a book and there is a character that is so memorable that they stay with you beyond the book ,I think of Holden Caulfield, Bathsheba Everdene, Elizabeth Bennett, amongst others and Sally Jay Groce will be one of those who I similarly won't forget. Definitely frustrating but with her pink hair so full of the joy of life that I couldn't help enjoying her adventure in the streets of 1950's Paris.
I have read so many books about young American men in Paris falling in love and going through emotional angst and they drive me to distraction to the point that I want to throw them across the room but the dud avocado was the exact opposite and I laughed at the misadventures including in a Parisian police station, cheered as Sally Jay refused to be tied down - loved her failure to be able to cook, and was relieved with the ending although what a librarian she would have made.
If I had met Sally in my 20's I'd definitely have fallen head over heals with her but dear me she would have driven me to distraction and annoyed me in the same breath.
A book I thoroughly enjoyed and wish I'd read years ago.
I have read so many books about young American men in Paris falling in love and going through emotional angst and they drive me to distraction to the point that I want to throw them across the room but the dud avocado was the exact opposite and I laughed at the misadventures including in a Parisian police station, cheered as Sally Jay refused to be tied down - loved her failure to be able to cook, and was relieved with the ending although what a librarian she would have made.
If I had met Sally in my 20's I'd definitely have fallen head over heals with her but dear me she would have driven me to distraction and annoyed me in the same breath.
A book I thoroughly enjoyed and wish I'd read years ago.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Walter Mitty meets Sex in the City. Not humorous, too many racist descriptions, not to mention fiction tropes included in a short span of pages. Social conventions of the 1950s don't come across well in the 2020s, or at least not for this reader.