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bupdaddy's review against another edition
4.0
A charming travelogue from about 1920, from the point of view of two affluent new adult ladies. They're honest, with no pretense, though, so the humor is real and delightful.
Provides a nice counterpoint to the "Lost Generation" who wrote of Americans in Europe in constant pursuit of some cathartic hangover of perfect despair.
Provides a nice counterpoint to the "Lost Generation" who wrote of Americans in Europe in constant pursuit of some cathartic hangover of perfect despair.
meghan111's review against another edition
2.0
Funny wacky lighthearted travel memoir about the zany adventures of two college girls as they take a ship to London and then go to France one summer. At one point they visit a country estate and play a made up lawn game similar to badminton with HG Wells and Margaret Sanger, and that is weird. I wanted this to be less tame - the beginning had a lot of promise - and at the same time less wacky, as it stretched credulity. It was two upper class-ish girls traveling somewhat independently from the one girl's family (who were also in Europe at the same time as them), wearing the wrong clothes and buying matching fur coats and adopting small dogs. How could it not be a winner?
I think if I had read this when I was growing up I would remember it fondly, like Betty MacDonald.
I think if I had read this when I was growing up I would remember it fondly, like Betty MacDonald.
sandin954's review against another edition
3.0
A Readers & Reading recommendation. Two young women travel to Europe sometime after World War 1. Bunny called this a Happy Book and I agree. Listened to the audio version read by Celeste Lawson.
andreagraves5's review against another edition
2.0
The girls who went on this trip are cute and funny. Sometimes this book got too wordy for me, I would find my mind wondering. The narrator was a little annoying to me mostly due to her tone that she would say things expecting the listener to think it’s funny. I wish she had read it less biased and let me come to my own conclusion that it was funny - having the narrator expect it took some of the fun out of this book for me. I also wish they had mentioned dates for a timeline. One part near the end, it almost seemed like they were back home but I knew they hadn’t traveled home. I think this was a 3 month trip during the summer but it could’ve been longer or shorter - I wish that had been more clear.
louise56637's review against another edition
5.0
One of the funniest memoirs I have ever read. Part Dorothy Parker, part Gerald Durrell.
misajane79's review against another edition
4.0
A giggle inducing tale of two girls and their European travels. They get into scrapes, elude authorities, try to be fashionable and see the sights. Written as a memoir, it never devolves into sweet and sappy, but more of those "look how silly we were--can you believe we got away with it?" stories.
Definitely recommended.
Definitely recommended.
smemmott's review against another edition
4.0
A memoir of two young American women spending the summer on their own (sort of!) in England and France in the 1920s. Written when the author was older and wiser, her descriptions of their naive adventures are light, breezy, and at times absolutely hilarious. I had first read this years ago, and it was an enjoyable and distracting re-read when I was feeling sick recently. It is a bit dated; the author makes a few small racist comments, for example. But for the most part it's fun and charming.
leleroulant's review against another edition
5.0
For my review; see my blog at http://melsbooksandblatherings.blogspot.com/2013/01/our-hearts-were-young-and-gay.html