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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
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I enjoyed Felicity’s writing (she’s very funny) but most of the dishes didn’t exactly make me hungry - way too much offal for my liking! That said, the journey itself was enjoyable to follow and I liked her croissant rating system!
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This was my 2022 christmas gift, which I read during the 2023 Christmas, but I wasn't lucky enough to read it in a french café eating croissants. No matter, I enjoyed it a lot anyway!
There was a bit complaining and a small obsession with lycra, but all excused, since the tour of France on a bike, while eating amazing food and pastries and drinking wonderful wines overshadows anything!
It kind of made me wonder why I never tried such a thing until I remembered that I couldn't cycle uphill even if my life depended on that.
Hats off to the amazing effort, that she lived to tell the tale, and making my mouth water more than once!
There was a bit complaining and a small obsession with lycra, but all excused, since the tour of France on a bike, while eating amazing food and pastries and drinking wonderful wines overshadows anything!
It kind of made me wonder why I never tried such a thing until I remembered that I couldn't cycle uphill even if my life depended on that.
Hats off to the amazing effort, that she lived to tell the tale, and making my mouth water more than once!
A fabulous read, it made me feel hungry most of the way through. Love the recipes at the end of each stage, there’s a few I’ll be trying.
Fascinating snippets about the French way of life - I’ll be looking at croissants in a new light from now on.
Fascinating snippets about the French way of life - I’ll be looking at croissants in a new light from now on.
Lovely read - successfully made me want to go to France and eat a lot of pastry.
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Completely overlooked the part of it being a non-fiction book. I would not have started reading it then. Also, what type of non-fiction? Cookbook? Travel book? Biking book? All of the above - wanting to be too many things, I think.
I was hoping this book would be similar to ‘Pearshaped’, which I loved. This, in my very humble non-native English speaking, I-read-one-book-a-month (two if I’m doing really well) opinion, seemed to want to seem fancy by using a plethora of words that did not do anything for the writing (maybe in an attempt to seem funny?) and also just seemed to again seem pretentious. Maybe I just didn’t get it :)
I didn’t care for the recipes (I’m sure they are great, but are you writing a cookbook or a trip through France or?),
I don’t think I’ll come back to this book. It was SO difficult to get through.
I was hoping this book would be similar to ‘Pearshaped’, which I loved. This, in my very humble non-native English speaking, I-read-one-book-a-month (two if I’m doing really well) opinion, seemed to want to seem fancy by using a plethora of words that did not do anything for the writing (maybe in an attempt to seem funny?) and also just seemed to again seem pretentious. Maybe I just didn’t get it :)
I didn’t care for the recipes (I’m sure they are great, but are you writing a cookbook or a trip through France or?),
I don’t think I’ll come back to this book. It was SO difficult to get through.
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A really quaint foodie Tour de France by an exceptional food writer. Only gripe was the author taking a little too much pride in being rude to some hospitality staff, in my opinion.
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