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The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.73 AVERAGE

christinecolumna's review

4.0

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When Stella’s estranged mother dies, she follows her dying wish to go to Paris to find herself. In the miss of a new country, Stella finds her passion for tasting/making food. She makes lifelong friends and begins a journey to track down a mysterious female lost artist as well as her Parisian father. I loved learning about France. I needed to look up French words, cuisines, artists and famous historical figures.

tesco_1's review

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

michelle_aitken's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

lbjessome's review

2.75

lighthearted medium-paced

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Totally implausible but pleasant.

sigridjacobs's review against another edition

2.5

hopeful lighthearted medium-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

jdespain's review

4.25

hopeful inspiring reflective 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

blairdew's review against another edition

3.5

funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

minker's review

4.0

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

alexture's review

DID NOT FINISH: 53%

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This conjured in me the same blinding rage as Emily in Paris and for the same reasons.

People need to be banned from writing about a perfect American girl being treated like a princess and incredibly lucky in Paris, finding themselves with colorful side characters who only live to serve them (and one Moroccan man, complete with a fez, to sell Pakistani spices and show how multicultural the city is, I guess). Bref, my scorn towards Americans is one degree higher and I hadn't even realized it could go higher.

At least the food was good, although the logistics of the wine and dishes had me anxious the entire time.

randis32's review

4.0

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No