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Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik from jnwelch 's library I choose : Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik, as I know Paris a bit, I've been other there several times, I think it will funny compare his memories to the mine
from my library, I ‘ve pick : Wait until Spring Bandini by John Fante, about the mishaps of an Ita ... ... of Georgia O'Keeffe and Anita Pollitzer edited by Clive Giboire
The Winter Beach by Charlton Ogburn
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
In America by Susan Sontag
Plum Island by Nelson DeMille
The Emperor of ... ... Europe; Central Europe, Germany: Frederick the Great by Nancy Mitford
944--General history of Europe; France & Monaco: Paris to the Moon
945--General history of Europe; Italian peninsula & adjacent islands: Mad Blood Stirring
946--General history of Europe; Iberian Peninsula & adjacent ... ... Virgin by Annie Hawes
4. Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali by Kris Holloway
5. Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
6. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
7. A Moveable Feast by Ern ... ... called Literary Cafes of Paris and the recommendations for it include a book called Literary Paris. I also recommend Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik, a book of essays by the New Yorker columnist who lived in Paris for some time with his family, for insight into the French mindset. ... France. I also have A Savage War of Peace: Algeria 1954-1962 on my list.
Another one I have read this year is Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik, but it was just okay. I have heard good things about Piano Shop on the Left Bank, but have not gotten to it yet. ... Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 3)
The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 2)
The Joy Luck Club
Paris to the Moon
:D I just put down Paris to the Moon. I tried to get past page 10 and couldn't. I feel worse about putting books down than I used to, but still will not force myself to read something that doesn't hold my interest at any level. ... Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett for my May bookclub meeting. It's a very long book.
I tried to read Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik but the first 10 pages were such a turnoff that even though it's for April's bookclub meeeting I'll just go for the food and wine and ... ... by Leland Gregory. It was fluff, but enjoyable fluff.
What I'm really doing is putting off reading Paris to the Moon, my RL bookclub book for our April meeting. I haven't opened it yet and just can't seem to get the energy up for it.
And, we've got Pillars of the Ear ... ... on my shelves waiting for the right moment.
I snuck in the 2nd Dresden Files book Fool Moon but now I'm in a fuzzle - Paris to the Moon doesn't thrill me, and have picked up The Lost Diary of Don Juan by Douglas Carlton Abrams. ... It is Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The book that the play and the movies were based on.
I have Paris to the Moon in my library somewhere, but haven't read it yet.
I have all the the Dresden series in paper (up to #10) and have read up to book 7. I liked ... ... and crimes. Paranormal, detective, magic - irresistable.
Next up will be a book for my April book club meeting - Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik. Meh. Not terribly interested, but it's short. Then, back to Harry Dresden!
I hope everybody's having a good month - in life and ... ... book in the Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher. I'm liking it very much so far.
Sometime soon I'll have to start Paris to the Moon for my April bookclub read. I'm much more thrilled with the Dresden Files.
Our bookclub just chose the next 12 books. There's a wide variety for sure:
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
Unaccustomed Earth ... ... by M. Carol Coffey
17. Dream When You’re Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg
18. Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
19. Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
20. Finding Happiness by Abbot Christopher Jamison
21. The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears in Paris ... karenmarie, I'm going to be listing a copy of Paris To The Moon within the next couple of days -- I'll reserve it for you and drop you a note on your LT profile with the link to the listing. :) ... last night - books for the next 12 months. Does anybody have any of the books listed below that they would mooch to me?
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik - mooched!
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - mooched!
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
Unacc ... Paris to the Moon.....great book.....agreed! Thanks for the review of Paris to the Moon, as a bit of a Francophile myself I'll certainly look out for this title. I've been fortunate enough to live in Paris, and as a collector of French wine and champagne, and an amateur chef of French food, am looking forward to going back one day to spend ... Flossie, I'm so glad you share my thoughts about Paris To the Moon, because I really was having such a hard time putting into words how much I adore it -- it has earned my own five-star rating. Thanks so much for the other book mentions; I'm off to go explore them. :) >88: alynnk, I loved Paris to the Moon when I (finally) read it last year - one of the few books I picked up in 2008 that I would class as really five-star. Torontoc has just read Gopnik's Through the Children's Gate, which I also have on my shelf, and which sounds good.
rach ... ... been able to lurk much the past week or so. Boo.
One of my favorite books that I've read so far this month is Paris To the Moon by Adam Gopnik. As a bit of a Francophile, my want went off in my head as soon as I saw it in the store quite some time ago.
< ... #136, 137, torontoc and Flossie T, I became a big Adam Gopnik fan reading his essays in The New Yorker, back when he was first writing the Paris essays that became Paris to the Moon. Maybe because I live in New York City, I found his NYC essays less appealing, but now that Through the Children ... >136: I bought Through the Children's Gate last year after absolutely loving Paris to the Moon but somehow haven't got round to reading it. Sounds like a nice cosy sort of read! ... impressions about the city. Gopnik and his family had previously spent five years living in Paris.( chronicled in the book Paris to the Moon )I liked most of the work although the first essay did seem to be a little convoluted. My favourite essays were "The Last of the Metrozoids" -about the ... ... impressions about the city. Gopnik and his family had previously spent five years living in Paris.( chronicled in the book Paris to the Moon )I liked most of the work although the first essay did seem to be a little convoluted. My favourite essays were "The Last of the Metrozoids" -about the ... ... Mrs. Dalloway and Les Liasons Dangereuses -- slowly but surely! -- but I have a feeling I'm going to get distracted by Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik, Complicity by Iain Banks and, you know, whatever else falls off my to-read pile in the meantime.
... Homes. Really and truly life-affirming.
What Are You Like? - Anne Enright. Astonishing styling, audacious plot.
Paris to the Moon - Adam Gopnik. Perfectly observed, very witty.
The Landscape of Love - Sally Beauman. Got to love those unreliable narrators.
The Secret Scripture ... ... that was a bit harder than I expected! Here are my thoughts on the best and worst of the year...
Best non-fiction book:
Paris to the Moon - Adam Gopnik
Brunelleschi's Dome - Ross King
Best short story:
The Loudest Sound and Nothing - Clare Wigfall
Worst fiction book:
The Emperor ... The translation I read way back when is the Frank Davison one. I have recently read Gopnik's Paris to the Moon which was enjoyable, but cannot speak of him as a translator. Agreed on Paris to the Moon. A great book!!!! ... several footnotes on the wrong page) - but it bugs me because it shouldn't happen at all.
Thanks for the mention of Paris to the Moon too; I'll have to look out for it. I'll definitely put Le Dossier on my list, having really, really enjoyed Paris to the Moon this year (one of my few really 5-star books of 2008) which contains a lot about culture clash with the French. Although I may have to grit my teeth for the poor proof-reading. I have to say that it is ... The Towers of Trebizond by Rose Macaulay
Apartment in Athens by Glenway Wescott
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
Prague: A Novel by Arthur Phillips
The Cairo Trilogy by Naguib Mahfouz ... Atkinson
25. The Stone Diaries - Carol Shields
26. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break - Steven Sherrill
27. Paris to the Moon - Adam Gopnik
28. Death Message - Mark Billingham
29. Self-Help - Lorrie Moore
30. Being Emily - Anne Donovan
31. Set Up, Joke, Set Up ... ... Atkinson
25. The Stone Diaries - Carol Shields
26. The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break - Steven Sherrill
27. Paris to the Moon - Adam Gopnik
28. Death Message - Mark Billingham
29. Self-Help - Lorrie Moore
30. Being Emily - Anne Donovan
31. Set Up, Joke, Set Up, J ... 18. Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik (Finished 7/26/08) - Rating: 5/10 Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik. He's a snooty something-or-other but the book is amusing and interesting. ... Central Europe, Germany: Frederick the Great by Nancy Mitford
944--General history of Europe; France & Monaco: Paris to the Moon
945--General history of Europe; Italian peninsula & adjacent islands: Mad Blood Stirring
946--General history of Europe; Iberian Peninsula & adjacent ... ... Auchincloss
4. The Great Cat Massacre by Robert Darnton
5. Into a Paris Quartier by Diane Johnson
6. Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
7. Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford
8. The Forbidden Bestsellers of Pre-Revolutionary France by Robert Darnton
9. ... ... Parisian life, by an American who lived there for several years with his wife and young children, is Adam Gopnik's Paris to the Moon, a collection of essays mostly originally published in The New Yorker. Perceptive, witty, and readable. Sorry, I only have three. May I still play?
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik
Moonspinners by Mary Stewart
Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry I second librarymeg on Paris to the Moon. I found it very enjoyble for a view of what life is like in Paris for Americans living there, and also for some insight into the French way of looking at things.
But beyond reading, Paris is wonderful. Take good walking shoes, because one of the ... ... which has some incredibly beautiful photos. One book on my to-be-read pile that I've heard wonderful things about is Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik. Finally, if you're looking for a light, chick-lit type read for the plane, you might try Weekend in Paris by Robyn Sisman. It's ... ... Gate" by Adam Gopnik.
The story behind why this is a special book starts with Eli buying Gopnik's last book, Paris to the Moon, and leaving it, unread, on the bookshelf, where I notice it this summer and pick it up. Once I start reading Paris to the Moon, I am hooked. Gopnik is ... ... late
The Breakfast Book -- it's our favorite meal, and we often have breakfast dishes for dinner
A paperback copy of Paris to the Moon -- this we'll give away, since we already have a hardcover copy, and it's signed
We also got some Visa giftcards that will most likely be used toward ... ... Leduc Investigations, and the first book is Murder in the Marais
There are a couple of short non-fiction books:
Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik, an American writer living in Paris for 5 years with his family for work. It has 23 essays about his experiences and living there.
A ... ... gives me a lot to look up! As for Adam Gopnik, I nearly always enjoy his New Yorker articles, and really liked Paris to the Moon (partly because I love reading about Paris, but his new book, which focuses on his and his family's life in NYC, hasn't gotten such good reviews here. I ...
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