Comments on: Book Review: All You Need to be Impossibly French

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By: My Inner French Girl

My Inner French Girl — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:37:00 +0000

Bonsoir, M! Merci for stopping by and your comment!

You know, resistance is futile. You will be assimilated. Might as well admit your Francophilia. ;-)

I actually did read Almost French a couple of years ago. I remember liking it well enough but thought the writer was a wee bit whiny and judgmental at times. She reminds me a bit of Helen Frith Powell when she writes about how uptight she thought Frenchwomen were because they didn't chug as much beer as her fellow Aussie friends did. Still, it was a decent beach read and an worthy addition to any Francophile's library.

I don't think I've ever read C'est la Vie. Thank you for the reference! I'll have to find that at my local library.

Thanks again for your comment!

Salut,
Marjrie

By: M

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:28:00 +0000

Have you read “Almost French”? I haven’t looked at your archives, so sorry if you have mentioned it and I didn’t see it. It’s a great memoir, very well written, and one of my favorites.

Right now I’m reading “C’est la vie, another France memoir (though nowhere near as good as “Almost French.”

I guess maybe I’m a bit of a closet Francophile–never really thought about it. Who can help but be drawn to the French culture, and especially the city of Paris, right?

By: My Inner French Girl

My Inner French Girl — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:57:00 +0000

Dear Erica, bonjour! Thanks for stopping by and for your very kind compliments! I sent you an email and am looking forward to your response. Again, merci!

Lady Jicky, merci aussi for visiting and commenting! I really love the Commonwealth title and am not sure why they chose to go a different route in America. I suspect that the publishers wanted to capture the widespread fascination here with the Frenchwoman and decided to make the title less, well, ironic and more obvious.

Still, I really did like the book. It's definitely inspired me in cultivating My Inner French Girl more closely now and will probably post more about it in the near future.

Merci!

Salut,
Marjorie

By: lady jicky

lady jicky — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:31:00 +0000

I bought this book while on holiday in New Zealand – title -”Two Lipsticks and a Lover” .
It was a fun puff read for a holiday break.
I agree on the weird title for the US.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:02:00 +0000

Hi Marjorie– I am writing to you from a French beauty brand and would love to get in touch with you. We are in LOVE with your blog! Will you please contact me at erica.wohlwend@gmail.com. Thanks so much and keep up the fabulous posts!