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Bezig met laden... A Town Like Paris: Falling in Love in the City of Light (editie 2008)door Bryce Corbett
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. http://thenovelworld.com/2013/07/12/a-town-like-paris-by-bryce-corbett/ ( ) It's a fast read and mildly amusing, but it didn't so much capture the mood of Paris, as chronicle how he liked to party and drink; got a case of the crabs; formed a rock band on the side; and dated a show girl. All this stuff could've happened anywhere. Yes, he sprinkled some passages that hinted at what it's like to live in Paris, but that all seemed incidental to his partying. Heck, except for one token Frenchman, his circle of friends was composed of ex-pats! I was expecting something more like "Almost French" book, but from the male point of view, which this was so not. Australian Bryce Corbett somehow finds himself in the most bewitching, the most bewildering of towns, Paris. He bungles his way through working at his new job, finding an apartment, going to the doctor, visiting the gym, and trying (desperately) to find a girlfriend. A quick, funny read for all of us who can’t get enough of the exploits of those who try to take on the City of Light. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Fleeing London, in search of adventure and determined to sample some of the famed delights of the City of Light, our hero arrives in Paris with only a suitcase and a determination to have the time of his life. He launches himself into la vie parisienne, throws himself at the local female population and quickly discovers his down-home Aussie charm has no currency in France. Like the monotonous series of rejections he receives from Parisian women, our hero's attempts at assimilation are similarly rebuffed. Undeterred, he teams up with a bunch of like-minded ex-pats and the ensuing years pass in a blur of bachelor-inspired hedonism. Paris is their playground - and they discover, to their delight - it is a city with a seedy underbelly. As a detached observer who is nevertheless thrust into the daily business of getting by in France, the author is exposed to some of the more unfathomable idiosyncrasies of the French. And just when he thinks Paris has offered him all she has to give, he meets a Paris showgirl - an Australian beauty whose sequin-clad high-kicks are the toast of the Champs Elysees. Before he knows it, he is in love - and discovering that what he had come to Paris looking for was a lot closer to home than he ever imagined. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)944.361084History and Geography Europe France and region Champagne; Ile de France; Lorraine Île-de-France ParisLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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