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The Paris Novel

Ruth Reichl

3.73 AVERAGE

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alexture's review

DID NOT FINISH: 53%

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

empwags's review

3.5
relaxing slow-paced

ellenytt's review

2.75
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No

lferraro's review

3.25
emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
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lisats's review

3.0
lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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reading_mermaid81's review

5.0

Beautiful story rich with interesting characters and delectable food. Be prepared to get hungry!!

jeanneb's review

3.0

Silly, fast read. 

cenielie's review

4.5
adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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