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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. As others have suggested, Peter Mayle books can be an acquired taste, like a nice bottle of Provence Rose wine. However, Hotel Pastis works on a number of literary levels and should be an enjoyable read for all but the most severe Francophobe. It is a vaguely creepy mystery sourrounded by the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and joie-de-vivre of Provence. The romance between the two main characters is sensual but believable in that their relationship does not automatically solve their conflicting career paths or personal differences. Pleasantly paced and attentive to detail, Hotel Pastis, is a lovely, passionate tale of romance, intrigue and haute-cuisine. (  ) ssfletch | Mar 5, 2008 |  Picked this up at a bookcrossing meetup. We were going on about how the text was littered with french interjections, and joked about it. I have already been scolded for taking this home by a friend (who hates Mayle with passion). Of course there are lots of those little clichés about the French and about Provence, but all in all this is an enjoyable read. I am about 2/3 through and will be back with an update. ... And here is the update: Well the end cost the book a star, placing it firmly in the light holiday read category. While I liked the atmosphere conveyed by the story and characters, some subplots were just implausible and somewhat out of place (got to go back to my review of "A Good Year" - what was it I was complaining about?). Will there be something new in the next book? (  ) GirlFromIpanema | Feb 14, 2007 | Peter Mayle's fictional version of life in Provence. ( ) justine | Sep 21, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
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